The start of the Christmas season with the re-telling of the story of the birth of Christ in words and music at this traditional service of Lessons and Carols, with music from the St Paul's Cathedral Choir and readings given by representatives of London life and the St Paul's Cathedral Community.

Doors will open one hour before the service begins. If you'd like to know more about attending our Advent and Christmas services, you can visit our Christmas FAQs.

Tickets

This year, tickets were offered through a free ticket ballot, which has now closed. As tickets are returned, we’ll make them available on a first-come, first-served basis through the booking link on this page. If you have tickets and can no longer attend please view and cancel your tickets to give others the chance to come along.