Christmas Carol Concerts in Yorkshire 2025

Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir A Ceremony of Carols

13th December 2025
At Wakefield Cathedral. The Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir performs Christmas music, both traditional and new.

York Minster Christmas Carol Concert

4th and 5th December 2025
York Minster’s popular Christmas Carol Concerts return offering the perfect start to the festive season. The Choir of York Minster, one of the UK’s leading cathedral choirs, will perform traditional and much loved Christmas music.

Carols by Candlelight at Fountains Abbey

7th and 14th December 2025
This year hosted from inside the beautiful St Mary's Church in the deer park. Soak in the festive atmosphere and sing along to traditional carols led by Ripon City Band as the candlelight flickers around the colourful surroundings.

Leeds Minster Carol Concert For Macmillan

9th December 2025
A magical Christmas concert with a wonderful mix of spectacular musical performances and readings. This event is raising money to help provide cancer care services to patients and their families in West Yorkshire.

people sitting in the ruins of Rievaulx abbey watching a brass band play

Christmas Carol Service at Rievaulx Abbey

7th and 14th December 2025
annual outdoor Christmas Carol Concerts in the atmospheric ruins at Rievaulx Abbey. Enjoy festive favourites performed by the wonderful Bilsdale Silver Band and our resident choirmaster, Brother Anthony, as they lead a joyful sing-along of classic carols.

The Mayor's Christmas Carols

21st December 2025
The Mayoral Christmas Carols returns for the first time in over 5 years, restoring a festive tradition to the Harrogate calendar. FREE booking essential.

Bridlington Lions Christmas Carol Concert

15th December 2025
This truly uplifting free concert, staged by Bridlington Lions Club to thank the people of Bridlington for supporting them throughout the year, really does herald the start of the Christmas season. Featuring Driffield Silver Band, Coastal Voices, Brid Beat and the choirs of our local schools.
FREE

York Community Carol Concert

14th December 2025
It wouldn’t be Christmas without York’s Annual Community Carol Concert, for 67 years the concert has marked the start of the festive season and we are back at York Barbican with a bang (and maybe some snow too) to celebrate 67 years of festive fun and all your favourite Christmas carols and songs.

Worth Valley Railway Carol Service Train

Carol Service Train with Worth Valley Railway

2025 Dates TBC
Take a journey through the Worth Valley, full of festive cheer and magical carols. The Hall Royd Brass Band will create the soundtrack, accompanying us on the journey throughout the evening. The local Church of England Vicar will lead the evening.

A Baroque Christmas with York Gin

19th December 2025
Eboracum Baroque are delighted to return to York for their annual festive performance with good friends, York Gin. They return to perform in the newly refurbished York Mansion House.

Bradford Choral Scoiety Yorkshire Christmas

20th December 2025
a feast of Christmas joy to fill your ears, and you’ll be invited to join in with some of your favourite carols …and we can’t have a Christmas Concert without some brass – Rothwell Temperance Band will be joining us to really make it feel like Christmas!