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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.

    Christmas Day

  • Sermon given at Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2018

    Tuesday, 25th December 2018

    The heart of the joy of Christmas gives almost universal pleasure.

  • 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.

  • 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.”’

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Address given at the Metropolitan Police Carol Service

    Wednesday, 11th December 2024

    Different worlds, and Christmas.

  • 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.

  • Sermon given at the Evening Service on the First Sunday of Christmas 2017

    Sunday, 31st December 2017

    Sermon given by The Reverend Dr Tony Kyriakides, Priest Vicar

  • Sermon Given at the Evening Service on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2015

    Sunday, 4th January 2015

    Sermon given by The Reverend Tony Kyriakides, Chaplain.

  • 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.

  • Sermon at the The Whitehall Carol Service 2018

    Tuesday, 18th December 2018

    Is it possible or sensible to talk of a Golden Age? And if so, when might there have been a Golden Age?

    Whitehall Carol Service Dean of Westminster

  • 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.

  • Advent & Christmas services frequently asked questions

    Answers to questions you may have about Westminster Abbey's Advent and Christmas services.

  • A Christmas Caroll from Westminster Abbey

    Works by Leighton, Poulenc, Rutter and Walton feature in this delightful and unusual selection of music for Christmas.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Abbey and Cathedral choirs join for Evensong

    Friday, 21st September 2012

    The choirs of Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral sang a joint Evensong at the Abbey on Thursday 20th September.

    Choir of Westminster Abbey Westminster Cathedral

  • 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

  • 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

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