Occurring
Sunday 21 December 2025, Monday 22 December 2025, Tuesday 23 December 2025 Sunday, Monday, Tuesday at for 1 hour
Venue Address
St Aldate's Oxford, OX1 1DP, United Kingdom
Join us at Christ Church Cathedral this Christmas for a traditional service of Nine Lessons and Carols.

We will be holding four services this year on the following dates:

Sunday 21st December, 6.05 pm: Sung by Frideswide Voices and the Clerks of the Cathedral Choir
Monday 22nd December, 6.05 pm: Sung by Frideswide Voices and the Clerks of the Cathedral Choir (also broadcast live on the Cathedral YouTube Channel)
Tuesday 23rd December, 6.05 pm: Sung by the Cathedral Choir
Wednesday 24th December, 3.05 pm: Sung by the Cathedral Choir (also broadcast live on the Cathedral YouTube channel)

Public tickets for our services of Nine Lessons and Carols are now fully booked. We are always delighted that so many of you want to worship together with us at Christmas, and we wish there was a way to fit everyone in! If you were unable to secure a ticket, you might like to join us instead on the 16th December for Five Lessons and Carols sung by the Cathedral Choir and hosted by the Friends of Christ Church Cathedral, or for one of the brilliant carol concerts or other special services taking place here this Christmas. You can find out more from our Christmas at Christ Church Page linked below, and don't forget about our livestreamed carols on the 22nd and 24th of December.

Christ Church Cathedral

As Oxford's Cathedral, Christ Church is an ancient place of living faith and welcome in the heart of our city, which also hosts a wide range of concerts and events. From our roots as the Saxon religious community of St Frideswide established 1300 years ago, to the unique single foundation of Anglican cathedral and Oxford University College we are today, our story has been centuries in the making. Come and be a part of it!
What's on

Nine Lessons and Carols

Occurring
Sunday 21 December 2025, Monday 22 December 2025, Tuesday 23 December 2025 Sunday, Monday, Tuesday at for 1 hour
Venue
Christ Church Cathedral
Address
St Aldate's Oxford, OX1 1DP, United Kingdom

Join us at Christ Church Cathedral this Christmas for a traditional service of Nine Lessons and Carols.

We will be holding four services this year on the following dates:

Sunday 21st December, 6.05 pm: Sung by Frideswide Voices and the Clerks of the Cathedral Choir
Monday 22nd December, 6.05 pm: Sung by Frideswide Voices and the Clerks of the Cathedral Choir (also broadcast live on the Cathedral YouTube Channel)
Tuesday 23rd December, 6.05 pm: Sung by the Cathedral Choir
Wednesday 24th December, 3.05 pm: Sung by the Cathedral Choir (also broadcast live on the Cathedral YouTube channel)

Public tickets for our services of Nine Lessons and Carols are now fully booked. We are always delighted that so many of you want to worship together with us at Christmas, and we wish there was a way to fit everyone in! If you were unable to secure a ticket, you might like to join us instead on the 16th December for Five Lessons and Carols sung by the Cathedral Choir and hosted by the Friends of Christ Church Cathedral, or for one of the brilliant carol concerts or other special services taking place here this Christmas. You can find out more from our Christmas at Christ Church Page linked below, and don't forget about our livestreamed carols on the 22nd and 24th of December.

Safeguarding

Christ Church is a place of worship, pilgrimage, sanctuary, and activity, and it should be a safe place for all. Safeguarding forms part of our everyday working practice and is the responsibility of everyone at Christ Church Cathedral. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Chapter Safeguarding Officer, The Revd Dr Zachary Guiliano (Priest Vicar), and a Cathedral Safeguarding Lead, Matthew Dickins (Cathedral Administrator). Our Diocese of Oxford’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our Safeguarding team. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact our Safeguarding team through the link below or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.

Safeguarding at Christ Church Cathedral