Nine Lessons and Carols

Sunday 21 December 2025, Monday 22 December 2025, Tuesday 23 December 2025 Sunday, Monday, Tuesday at for 1 hour
Christ Church Cathedral
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)

There is typically very high demand to attend these services. In order to ensure we keep numbers of worshipers at each of the four services to safe levels in the Cathedral, we will be operating a free ticket system. Booking for tickets will open later in the year, and the link will be shared with you with plenty of prior notice through a special edition of the Cathedral's Spire email newsletter. Subscribe through the link below.

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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!
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Nine Lessons and Carols

Sunday 21 December 2025, Monday 22 December 2025, Tuesday 23 December 2025 Sunday, Monday, Tuesday at for 1 hour
Christ Church Cathedral
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)

There is typically very high demand to attend these services. In order to ensure we keep numbers of worshipers at each of the four services to safe levels in the Cathedral, we will be operating a free ticket system. Booking for tickets will open later in the year, and the link will be shared with you with plenty of prior notice through a special edition of the Cathedral's Spire email newsletter. Subscribe through the link below.

More info Join online

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