This traditional and much-loved celebration of the birth of Christ is, for many, the true start of Christmas. A solo chorister sings Once In Royal David's City and heralds a glorious feast of Christmas words and music from the candlelit fan-vaulted splendour of the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous choir, directed by Stephen Cleobury, sing carols old and new including the Sussex Carol (arr. Ledger), the Linden Tree Carol (arr. Cleobury), O Holy Night (arr. John Rutter), Illuminare Jerusalem (Weir), the Magi's Dream (Whitbourn) and O Magnum Mysterium (Lauridsen). The story of Christmas is told in the words of the King James Bible and in poems by Christina Rossetti and Christopher Pilling.

The traditional celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous choir, directed by Stephen Cleobury, sings a glorious selection of carols.

The traditional celebration of Christmas from the candlelit Chapel of King's College, with the world-famous choir directed for the first time by former King's College Organ Scholar, Daniel Hyde, and a service led by the Dean, the Revd Dr Stephen Cherry, and the Chaplain, the Revd Andrew Hammond. A selection of old and new carols include the Sussex Carol (arrangement by Vaughan Williams), There Is No Rose (Elizabeth Maconchy) and O Holy Night (Adolphe Adam, arrangement by JE West). The Christmas story is told in the words of the King James Bible, with poems by Patrick Carey and Ruth Padel.