Birmingham
December 24, 5.30pm, Arrive early to avoid disappointment, free entry, no tickets. Telephone: 0121 262 1840.
Website
Bristol
December 24, 3.30pm, Arrive early to avoid disappointment, free entry, no tickets.
Telephone: 0117 926 4879,Website.
Cambridge (King’s College)
December 24 at 3pm
‘Normally, anyone joining the queue before 9.30am will gain admission, but it is not guaranteed that this will be so. The queue is admitted at 1.30pm. It concludes at around 4.30pm’ Telephone: 01223 331 100
Website.
Canterbury
Two services: 3pm December 23, free, no ticket required, and December 24 at 3pm, tickets required, write to Mrs R Wilson, Cathedral House, 11 The Precincts, Canterbury, Kent, CT1, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope.
Telephone: 01227 762862Website.
Carlisle
6.30pm, December 24, no tickets required, arrive half an hour early.
Telephone: 01228 548151Website.
Chester
3.30pm, December 24, no tickets required, arrive an hour early.
Telephone: 01244 324756Website.
Chichester
December 23 at 3pm no tickets required, arrive an hour early.
Telephone: (01243) 782595Website.
Coventry
December 22 at 6.30pm no tickets required.
Telephone: 024 7652 1200Website.
Durham
December 24, at 3pm no tickets required, but arrive very early.
Telephone: 0191 386 4266Website.
Ely
December 22, at 7.30pm Tickets: £15, £12, (£6), £10 (£5) available from Box Office.
Telephone: 01353 660349 or emailbox.office@cathedral.ely.anglican.org.
Exeter
December 24, 6pm. Arrive two hours in advance, seats first come, first serve. No tickets.
Telephone: 01392 285 983Website
Hereford
December 22,23, 7pm, Carol Service Tickets only but entry free. For tickets send an SAE to: The Ticket Manager Cathedral Office, 5 College Cloisters, Hereford, HR1 2NG stating preferred date. Tickets (4 per household) will be allocated in early December. The closing date for applications is November 30.
Telephone: 01432 374200Website
Lichfield
December 21, 8pm, Lichfield Cathedral Special Choir Carol Service Admission free but doors will close when seating is full. Arrive early. December 24, 6:30pm, Family Crib Service sung by the Choristers No tickets but arrive early.
Telephone: 01543 306100Website
Lincoln
December 24, 4pm, Carol Service. Arrive an hour in advance, no tickets.
Telephone: 01522 561632Website
Liverpool
December 24, 3pm, Carols for Christmas Eve No tickets – there are 1000 seats so no need to arrive early.
Telephone: 0151 702 7227Website
London St Pauls
December 24, 1pm and 4pm, Carol Service sung by the Cathedral Choir All welcome – arrive early but there should be more space this year with the introduction of another service. No tickets.
Telephone: 020 7236 4128/7246 8350Website
Manchester
December 22, 7.30pm, Service of Nine Lessons and Carols with the Cathedral Choir. December 24, 12 noon, Nativity and Carols around the crib. No tickets required
Telephone: 0161 833 2220Website
Newcastle
December 15, Carols in the City, 6pm. December 24, Service of lessons of Carols, 6pm. No tickets required
Telephone: 0191 232 1939Website
Norwich
December 21, Cathedral Carol Service, 7pm. December 24, Cathedral Carol Service, 12 noon No tickets required, all welcome.
Telephone: 01603 218300Website
Oxford (Christ Church)
December 23, Christ Church Cathedral Choir sings a Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, 7:30pm. December 24, Christ Church Cathedral Choir sings a Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, 3pm. No tickets this year, but seats are likely to be oversubscribed to arrive in good time.
Telephone: 01865 276155Website
Peterborough
December 24, at 8pm no tickets required, but arrive very early.
Telephone: 01733 343342Website.
Ripon
December 24, at 5.30pm no tickets required, but arrive early.
Telephone: 01733 343342Website.
St Albans
Friday 22 and Saturday 23 at 8pm. Admission is by ticket only: tickets will be available by postal ballot. Applications for not more than four tickets, stating which service and enclosing a stamped addressed envelope, should be sent to: FESTIVAL OF LESSONS AND CAROLS, St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Herts. AL1 1BY, to arrive no later than Friday 1 December.
Please note: Tickets will be sent out after 5 December. Any returned tickets will be available to personal callers at the Information Desk from Monday 12 December (open Monday – Saturday 10.30am – 4.30pm.)
Telephone: 01727 860780Website. Bury St Edmunds
December 23, at 7pm no tickets required.
Telephone: 01284 754933Website.
Salisbury
December 20 at 7pm.
Telephone: 01722 555 110.Website.
Sheffield
December 23 at 5pm and 8pm. Tickets are available from Neil Taylor, Master of Music (0114 263 6069).Website.
Truro
December 23 and 24 at 7pm, no tickets, arrive half an hour early if you can.
Telephone: 01872 276782.Website.
Wakefield
December 15 at 7.30pm, you can get tickets on the door. 01924 373923.Website.
Wells
Saturday 23 December at 4 pm. No tickets required. All welcome.
Telephone: 01749 674483Website.
Winchester
Thursday 21 and Friday 22 December at 6.30 pm. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Telephone: 01962 857200Website.
York
Nine lessons and carols at 7pm on December 22 and 24. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Telephone: 01904 557216Website.
Carol Services 2006
