Winter Carols by Candlelight
10th December 2026
Winter Carols by Candlelight at Conway Hall. Image by Dan Evans
7pm – 9pm
Thursday 10th December
CONWAY HALL
25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL
Join us for our 2nd annual feast of festive carols new and old in the candlelit chambers of historic Conway Hall. Raise your voices with us and discover a rich history of secular hymns, along with familiar favourites of the season. British Sign Language interpreted. Watch the short video below of last years Winter Carols.
From the beautiful “Peace on Earth” by Emily Josephine Troup (1853-1913) to a rousing “Merry Christmas” from Harriet Kendall (1857-1933). Come “a-rambling” with Imogen Holst. Expect the unexpected, and of course some beautiful music by Conway Hall’s cherished composer Eliza Flower (1803 – 1846) as we echo her own celebrated concerts at Southplace Unitarian Chapel.
With special guest appearances by choirs young and old you will be surprised, uplifted, delighted and filled with the spirit of the season – we can’t wait to welcome you!
Tickets online:-
£20 Supporter: £14 Standard: £12 Members; £9 Student; £6 Living Support
All tickets have an additional £2 venue levy
V.I.P. TICKETS
You can make the event extra special by gifting a VIP ticket which entitles the bearer to:-
6pm A glass of fizz and a mince pie on arrival (Touch Tour also available at this time)
6.15pm A pre-concert talk with the artists on the history and making of the show
7– 9pm A fabulous evening of secular carols
You will not find this special ticket on the
Conway Hall booking site
BUT
enter this PROMO CODE
WinterCarols*VIP
and the V.I.P. ticket will magically appear!
NB Tickets on the door will be £1 more!
Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
This year our programme includes some of last year’s best carols and some new and old favourites.
Imogen Holst (1907 – 1984) Twenty Traditional British Folk Songs 1968 for three unaccompanied equal voices:-
“We have been a rambling”
“My father gave me an acre of Land”
“There was a pig went out to dig”
Frances M Lynch
“Winter Wassailing” a medley of traditional wassails for vocal quartet & audience
“Deck the Halls” traditional arranged for Vocal Quartet
Eliza Flower (1803 – 1846)
“Mark the Soft Falling Snow” from “Hymns and Anthems” (1841) for vocal quartet
“When Mild Winds Shake the Elder Brake” from “Hymns and Anthems” (1841) for vocal quartet & piano
Harriet Kendall (1857 – 1933)
“Christmas” from Hymns of Modern Thought Music by FM Lynch for vocal quartet
Josephine Troup (1853-1913)
“Peace on Earth” from The Ethical Hymn Book, arr. Lynch for vocal quartet
Isobel Dunlop (1901- 1975)
“Carol of the Cobblers” voice & piano
Shena Fraser (1910 – 1993)
“The Yule-Days” Unison Voices & Piano
“Grannies to Sell” arranged for vocal quartet by FM Lynch
Traditional Carols for everyone to join in – (with slightly adjusted words!)
“Yuletide is coming”
“The Holly and the Ivy”
“Don’t rest ye merry gentlefolk”
“Good King Wenceslas”
“Twelve Days of Yuletide”
“We wish you a merry Yuletide”
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