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Services and times
A list of services taking place at Westminster Abbey this week.
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Sermon given on Christmas Day 2019
Wednesday, 25th December 2019
There is a famous Christmas Day story set here in Westminster Abbey. It takes us back to Christmas Day 1066 William the Conqueror came here to be crowned.
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Sermon given at Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2018
Tuesday, 25th December 2018
The heart of the joy of Christmas gives almost universal pleasure.
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Regular services
What to expect at our regular services, which are open to the public and free of charge.
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Christmas Day: The Beginning of Everything
Wednesday, 24th December 2025
Merry Christmas from Westminster Abbey! In this reflection, the Dean of Westminster explores the good news of Jesus' birth through the Gospel of John.
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Special services
We hold a variety of special services, including annual celebrations, memorials and commemorations. Many are held on behalf of the church, Royal Family, or organisations.
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Choral services
Services are sung daily during term time by the world-renowned Choir of Westminster Abbey, and by visiting choirs when the Abbey Choir is in recess.
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Sermon given at Midnight Mass at Christmas 2018
Monday, 24th December 2018
‘When the angels had left them, the shepherds said one to another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.”’
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A Reflection for the First Sunday of Christmas: God who is being revealed to us
Sunday, 29th December 2024
Ponder the meaning of young Jesus' teaching in the temple with The Reverend Amanda Bourne in a reflection for the First Sunday of Christmas.
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Advent & Christmas services frequently asked questions
Answers to questions you may have about Westminster Abbey's Advent and Christmas services.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2022
Sunday, 2nd January 2022
Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2022: God is love, and love is his first gift to us. As the procession of choir and clergy entered the Abbey.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2023
Sunday, 1st January 2023
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2023: A reflection on a much-overlooked part of the Christmas story from the Gospel of Matthew, and encourages us to.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2015
Friday, 25th December 2015
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Given at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2015
Thursday, 24th December 2015
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2017
Monday, 25th December 2017
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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A Christmas Caroll from Westminster Abbey
Works by Leighton, Poulenc, Rutter and Walton feature in this delightful and unusual selection of music for Christmas.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the First Sunday of Christmas 2015
Sunday, 27th December 2015
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.
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Christmas Day Reflection
Wednesday, 25th December 2024
Hear the good news of Christ's coming with The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Christmas Day 2023
Monday, 25th December 2023
Sermon Christmas Day 2023: In the beginning was the Word. Now, I need some room, some leeway. this morning. Perhaps, and please, you might be patient? I do know it is Christmas.
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Address given at the Metropolitan Police Carol Service
Wednesday, 11th December 2024
Different worlds, and Christmas.
