Chester Cathedral's Annual Christmas Carol Concert

Chester Cathedral's Annual Christmas Carol Concert is back in the nave on Saturday 12 December, with the Chester Cathedral Choir leading the way. It's the cathedral's own festive show, run by the cathedral itself, and it's a different thing from the free Festival of Lessons and Carols that closes out the year. The programme brings together traditional and popular Christmas words and music, and you'll need a ticket to get in.

It's the cathedral's most popular concert of the year, and recent editions have had mulled wine and a mince pie on arrival. Around it, the rest of the Christmas services take shape: the Festival of Lessons and Carols is free and first come, first served, and is streamed on the cathedral's YouTube channel; the Christmas Eve Crib Service is aimed at young children; Midnight Mass is sung by the Nave Choir; and the Christmas Day Eucharist is presided over by the Bishop of Birkenhead.

So if you're looking for a proper night of carols in the city, this is the one. It's in the nave at Chester Cathedral, St Werburgh Street, Chester CH1 2DY, on Saturday 12 December at 7.30pm.