Where to sing Christmas carols in cathedrals

Bristol December 23, 6pm, and 24, 3.30pm—arrive early as it was oversubscribed last year (0117–9264879; www.bristol-cathedral.co.uk) Canterbury December 23, 7.30pm (doors open 6pm), and 24, 3pm (doors open 1.30pm) (01227762862; www.canterbury-cathedral.org) Carlisle December 20, 3pm, and 24, 6.30pm (www.carlislecathedral.org.uk; 01228 548151) Chester December 23, 6.30pm, and 24, 3pm (http://chestercathedral.com; 01244 324756) Chichester December 20–21, 6pm, and 22, 3pm, admission by ticket only (www.chichestercathedral.org.uk; 01243 782595) Coventry December 20, 6.30pm (www.coventrycathedral.org.uk; 024–7652 1212) Durham December 22, 7pm, and 24, 3pm (www.durhamcathedral.co.uk; 0191–386 4266) Edinburgh December 22 and 24, 7.30pm (0131–225 6293; www.cathedral.net) Ely December 20 and 24, 6pm (01353 667735; www.elycathedral.org) Exeter December 24, 6pm (01392 255573; www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk) Gloucester December 23–24, 6pm (www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk; 01452 528095) Hereford December 22–23, 7pm, admission by ticket only, download form from the website and return by hand or post (01432 374200; www.herefordcathedral.org) Lichfield December 20 and 24, 6pm (www.lichfield-cathedral.org; 01543 306100) Liverpool December 24, 3pm (0151–702 7217; www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk) Manchester Dec 22, 7.30pm, register attendance online (0161–833 2220; www.manchestercathedral.org) Newcastle December 24, 6pm (www.stnicholascathedral.co.uk; 0191–232 1939) Norwich December 20, 6pm, and 24, 3.30pm (01603 218300; www.norwichcathedral.org.uk) Peterborough December 24, 4pm (www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk; 01733 355315) Ripon December 23–24, 5.30pm (01765 603462; www.riponcathedral.org.uk) St Davids December 22, 7pm (01437 720202; www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk) St Paul’s December 23–24, 4pm; services usually relayed on big screen to Paternoster Square (020–7246 8350; www.stpauls.co.uk) Salisbury December 20, 5pm, and 21, 7pm (www.salisburycathedral.org.uk; 01722 555120) Sheffield December 24, 7pm (www.sheffieldcathedral.org; 0114–275 3434) Truro December 23–24, 7pm (01872 276782; www.trurocathedral.org.uk) Wakefield December 20, 3.30pm (www.wakefieldcathedral.org.uk; 01924 373923) Wells December 22–23, 6pm (01749 672773; www.wellscathedral.org.uk) Winchester December 19 (ticketed), 21 and 22, 6.30pm (01962 857200; www.winchestercathedral.org.uk) York Minster December 22, 7pm, and 24, 4pm (01904 557200; www.yorkminster.org)