Christmas come to the City

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This Wednesday saw CLS's annual performance of Handel's Messiah at St Paul's Cathedral. To a packed audience of 2500 people, this concert heralds the real start of the festive season for the City of London and it is an honour to be a part of it each year. Annual performances of the Messiah have been staged since its composition in 1742, and by the end of the 18th century it had become a national institution.

And on Thursday (16th December), we return to St Paul's for another Christmas institution - the Christmas carol service, which features celebrity narrators and a chance for the thousands-strong audience to get involved and sing along (maybe the CLS staff team will go in for the descant again this year!). Amidst the twinkling candles and historic grandeur of the Cathedral, it's a fantastic way to hear the orchestra and get into the festive spirit at the same time.

Tickets are available from St Paul's Cathedral but it's always hugely popular and if you're unable to secure any, for the first time ever this year the concert will be relayed to Paternoster Square outside the Cathedral on big screens. So bundle up warm, come along and help welcome in the festive season with beautiful music and a historic setting!

More information is available here 

And the tree? Well, we couldn't resist sprinkling a bit of Christmas magic on the CLS office. Happy Christmas!