Carols by Candlelight
THIS ARCHIVED EVENT ENDED ON THE 24TH DECEMBER 2011
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The climax of the Royal Albert Hall's Christmas carols programme is this dimly lit traditional Christmas celebration, Carols by Candlelight, mixing sing-a-long carols with readings from Dickens (A Christmas Carol) and the Bible (The Birth of the Infant Jesus). The name is a bit of a cheat - there are no actual candles lighting the hall, just a 'candle-lit style setting' - but the performers are all in eighteenth century costume, and the hall splendidly decorated to create a thoroughly festive atmosphere. Expect all the Christmas classics from the Christmas sequence from Handel's Messiah to a rousing Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. Check www.royalalberthall.com for full details.Performances:
Sat 17 Dec - 8pm
Sun 18 Dec - 8pm
Fri 23 Dec - 7.30pm
Sat 24 Dec - 2.30pm & 7pm
The Royal Albert Hall also hosts a flurry of other Christmas concerts, including:
Mon 12 Dec, 7.30pm - Royal Choral Society Christmas Carols
Tue 13 Dec, 7.30pm
- Christmas Classics with Lesley Garrett
Wed 14 Dec, 7.30pm - The BT
Christmas Concert
Thu 15 Dec, 2.30pm - Christmas Carol Singalong
Thu 15
Dec, 7.30pm - Messiah
Fri 16 Dec, 7.30pm - Messiah
Sat 17 Dec, 1.30pm -
Christmas Carol Singalong
Sat 17 Dec, 4.45pm - Christmas Carol
Singalong
Sun 18 Dec, 1.30pm - White Christmas
Sun 18 Dec, 4.45pm - White
Christmas
Mon 19 Dec, 7.30pm - Classic Carols
Tue 20 Dec, 2.30pm - Anton
Du Beke's Christmas Cracker
Tue 20 Dec, 7.30pm - King's College Choir
Wed
21 Dec, 2.30pm - Christmas Carol Singalong
Thu 22 Dec, 2.30pm - White
Christmas
Thu 22 Dec, 2.30pm - Christmas Carol Singalong
Thu 22 Dec,
7.30pm - The Glory of Christmas
Fri 23 Dec, 2.30pm - Anton Du Beke's
Christmas Cracker
About Royal Albert Hall
Classical music, rock, pop and jazz, sporting events, galas, banquets and balls and the world-famous Proms series all take place within the Royal Albert Hall's iconic oval walls. One of London's most versatile venues, it is a favourite of performers from Jose Carreras to Kylie Minogue. More about Royal Albert Hall
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