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Sermon preached at Evensong on the First Sunday of Christmas 2025

Sunday, 28th December 2025

The manger has become so familiar, so comforting, that we perhaps need to look a little deeper.

Full Abbey for Christmas Services

Tuesday, 4th January 2011

Christmas services at Westminster Abbey attracted near-capacity congregations to the Abbey church this year.

Christmas

Christmas tree returns to North Green

Tuesday, 7th December 2010

A 25-foot illuminated Christmas tree now welcomes visitors to Westminster Abbey’s Great North Door and to St Margaret’s Church.

Christmas Family Day

Saturday, 7th December 2024

Bring joy to your world this festive season by joining us at Westminster Abbey to sing with our choristers and explore ancient Christmas traditions.

Family

Lunchtime Talk: Dickens and Christmas

Wednesday, 3rd December 2025

Discover how famed novelist, journalist and social critic Charles Dickens shaped the way we celebrate Christmas.

Events

Christmas special for Abbey documentary series

Tuesday, 6th December 2022

Channel 5 is returning to the Abbey for a Christmas edition of its documentary series, Westminster Abbey: Behind Closed Doors.

Royal Christmas Carol Service to take place at Westminster Abbey

Friday, 4th November 2022

Royal Christmas Carol Service to take place at Westminster Abbey: The Princess of Wales will return to Westminster Abbey to host a special Christmas carol service on Thursday 15th December. The service.

Royal Visit Advent and Christmas

Christmas Day Sung Eucharist

Thursday, 25th December 2025

The main service to celebrate Christmas morning. It includes the singing of Christmas Carols, music from the Abbey Choir, a sermon and Holy Communion.

Advent

St Margaret's organist wins Queen's Award

Monday, 23rd November 2020

Thomas Trotter, the organist at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, has been awarded this year’s Queen’s Medal for Music.

St Margaret's Church Music

Duchess of Cambridge hosts Christmas carol service at Abbey

Wednesday, 8th December 2021

The service, Together at Christmas, was hosted by The Duchess and was also attended by HRH Princess Beatrice of York and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi; HRH The Countess of Wessex; and Mr.

Special Service

St Margaret's Review Group appointed

Friday, 6th February 2015

The Dean and Chapter has announced the appointment of a St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey review group under the chairmanship of The Rt Hon The Baroness Butler-Sloss GBE.

Patrons lend their support to the St Margaret’s Choristers

Friday, 1st March 2024

Five patrons from across the worlds of public service and the arts have lent their support to the St Margaret’s Choristers – a new girls’ choir founded at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, last year.

Spring events season to celebrate Commonwealth

Friday, 10th January 2025

Westminster Abbey will celebrate its special links to the Commonwealth with a series of events running throughout the spring.

Commonwealth Commonwealth Day Commonwealth Service

Music at the Abbey

The Abbey resounds to choral and organ music every day. Music is at the heart of the Abbey’s life and work.

A new girls' choir for St Margaret's Church

Friday, 17th March 2023

St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, is to launch a new choir for girls aged eleven to seventeen.

Join us for Christmas wherever you are

Wednesday, 9th December 2020

Westminster Abbey is delighted to invite everyone to begin their Christmas celebrations by sharing the wonder and splendour of Abbey worship as we livestream our Midnight Mass on 24th December at 11.00 pm.

Worship The Choir of Westminster Abbey

Duchess of Cambridge to host community carol service at the Abbey

Tuesday, 30th November 2021

A Christmas service hosted by HRH The Duchess of Cambridge to celebrate inspirational individuals will take place at the Abbey on Wednesday 8th December..

HRH The Duchess of Cambridge