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Rowan Williams speaking at St Paul's Cathedral

A Good Christmas

Rowan Williams explores the light and joy, as well as the darkness and strangeness of the Christmas story.

Looking up to the dome of St Paul's with the Christmas tree to one side

Blue Christmas reflections

The prospect of Christmas can highlight loss and absence. We produced this filmed reflection to offer an alternative message for Christmas in difficult times.

Looking up into the dome from the bottom of the Christmas tree

A Christmas Journey Family Trail

A trail for families to explore the Cathedral at Christmas time.

A Rebellion Against the Darkness: Celebrating Christmas

Lucy Winkett and Paula Gooder explore the pleasures, difficulties, and meanings of Christmas in good times and in bad.

Love is Born

Love is Born: Exploring Advent and Christmas

Archbishop Stephen Cottrell and Paula Gooder explore the mystery, wonder and also the darkness of the traditional Advent themes and the Christmas stories.

Members of the Vicars Choral singing in the Quire at St Paul's Cathedral

Comfort and Joy - A Christmas Singing Assembly

A Singing Assembly for Christmas, with an address by the Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral, Dr Paula Gooder, led by Tom Daggett and sung by the Vicars Choral. Learn the hymn 'O Come All Ye Faithful'.

Paula Gooder smiles at the lectern in St Paul's Cathedral. Behind her you can see the front of the quire and one of its lamps and a large white candle on its golden stand.

God With Us: Seeing the Christmas Stories with Fresh Eyes

The Christmas stories are some of the best-loved in the Bible, but their familiarity can mask their real, mind-boggling message. Paula Gooder unravels what these revolutionary stories really tell us about God, power, the poor, and the present day.

Mary Berry with Choristers Anastasia, Buchi and Hugo.

Dame Mary Berry visits the Cathedral to film BBC Christmas special

In December last year we had the pleasure of welcoming Dame Mary Berry to the Cathedral to film part of her Christmas special, ‘A Mary Berry Christmas’.

Two girls from St Paul's Cathedral Choir

Girl Choristers appear on CBBC’s Newsround ahead of first Christmas services

With their first Christmas services on the horizon, our new Girl Choristers had the opportunity to feature on CBBC’s Newsround.

a photo of a large christmas tree being positioned by three people in hard hats inside St Pauls Cathedral

Christmas trees arrive at St Paul's Cathedral in 90th year of royal tradition

Last week, His Majesty King Charles III gave St Paul's Cathedral three Christmas trees from his Windsor Estate to mark the beginning of Advent.

Richard is a white man with short grey hair and black rimmed glasses. He wears a clerical collar and black shirt under a casual light jacket and stands holding onto the wooden railing of a boat or a jetty on a lake. The shoreline in the distance has trees, and some buildings, and there are mountains in the distant background. The sky is pale blue with some clouds and the sun is shining on Richard.

Advent Reflections from Jerusalem

Richard Sewell, Dean of St George's College in Jerusalem, reflects on Advent in the Holy Land.

A woman with short grey hair wearing a blue sweater, a woman with long dark hair wearing a black hoodie and a man with blond hair and glasses wearing a checked shirt

Advent Stories of Science and Faith

ECLAS consider the connections between science and faith this Advent.

choristers at christmas choir singing music

Choral Evensong

Evensong provides a chance to reflect as the day draws to a close, and is led by our Choir.

Most days at 5pm (3pm on Sunday)

Free and unticketed

choristers at christmas choir singing music

Choral Evensong

Evensong provides a chance to reflect as the day draws to a close, and is led by our Choir.

Most days at 5pm (3pm on Sunday)

Free and unticketed

choristers at christmas choir singing music

Choral Evensong

Evensong provides a chance to reflect as the day draws to a close, and is led by our choir.

Every day at 5pm (3pm on Sunday)

Free and unticketed

choristers at christmas choir singing music

Choral Evensong

Evensong provides a chance to reflect as the day draws to a close, and is led by our choir.

Every day at 5pm (3pm on Sunday)

Free and unticketed

choristers at christmas choir singing music

Choral Evensong

Evensong provides a chance to reflect as the day draws to a close, and is led by our choir.

Every day at 5pm (3pm on Sunday)

Free and unticketed

choristers at christmas choir singing music

Choral Evensong

Evensong provides a chance to reflect as the day draws to a close, and is led by our Choir.

Most days at 5pm (3pm on Sunday)

Free and unticketed

choristers at christmas choir singing music

Choral Evensong

Evensong provides a chance to reflect as the day draws to a close, and is led by our choir.

Every day at 5pm (3pm on Sunday)

Free and unticketed

choristers at christmas choir singing music

Choral Evensong

Evensong provides a chance to reflect as the day draws to a close, and is led by our choir.

Every day at 5pm (3pm on Sunday)

Free and unticketed