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Wednesday 5 December, 6.00pm Christmas Carol Service
Sung by the Bar Choral Society. Admission: free.
Thursday 6 December, 6.00pm Temple Church Carol Service
Sung by the Temple Church Choir. Tickets not required.
Monday 10 - Friday 14 December, Temple Winter Festival
Monday 10 December, 7.30pm Temple Church Choir Concert
Tickets required. To book: www.templemusic.org
Wednesday 12 December, 1.00pm Organ Recital
Roger Sayer, organ. Admission: free.
Sunday 16 December, 11.15am Temple Church Carol Service
Same service will be sung on Thursday 6 December and Monday 17 December. Tickets required for Sunday service only.
Monday 17 December, 6.00pm Temple Church Carol Service
Sung by the Temple Church Choir. Tickets not required.
Tuesday 18 December, 6.00pm Concert: Celebrate Christmas With Carols
Supporting the work of Advocate (formerly the Bar Pro Bono Unit) and LawWorks. Tickets required. To book, see here.
Wednesday 19 December, 5.30pm Christmas Carol Sing-Along
Tickets not required. Requests will be taken. This will replace the usual Wednesday Evensong service.
Monday 24 December, 11.15pm Christmas Eve: Midnight Choral Communion
Tuesday 25 December, 11.15am Christmas Day: Choral Mattins
Monday 17 December, 6.00pm Liverpool Parish Church, 5 Old Churchyard, L2 8GW.
Free, all welcome. Featuring performances by the Formby Brass Band. Mince pies and mulled wine available after the service.
Sunday 16 December, 3.00pm to 6.30pm Gray’s Inn Carol Service
Gray’s Inn Chapel, The Annual Service of Nine Lessons and Carols for Choir and Congregation. To book for tea after the service, please email Michelle.Clark@graysinn.org.uk
Wednesday 12 December, Members of Gray’s Inn Miscellany present this year’s show Gray’s In Space.
Location: Hall. Drinks: 6.45pm. Performance: 7.15pm. Supper: 9.15pm.
Tickets at £45 per person from www.graysinn.org.uk
Sunday 16 December, 3.30pm Children’s Christmas Tea with Father Christmas following a Nativity Play in the Temple Church.
Book member tickets for the tea and check full details of nativity play timing at www.innertemple.org.uk/events
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 December, Drama Society Performance
More details at www.innertemple.org.uk/events
Tuesday 4 December, 5pm-6pm Midweek Carol Service
Sunday 9 December, 11.30am-1.30pm Family Carol Service
Thursday 13 December and Friday 14 December, 6.30pm Comedy revue of sketches and songs staged on two nights every December in Hall.
Tickets from: www.middletemple.org.uk
Wednesday 5 December, 6.00pm Christmas Carol Service
Sung by the Bar Choral Society. Admission: free.
Thursday 6 December, 6.00pm Temple Church Carol Service
Sung by the Temple Church Choir. Tickets not required.
Monday 10 - Friday 14 December, Temple Winter Festival
Monday 10 December, 7.30pm Temple Church Choir Concert
Tickets required. To book: www.templemusic.org
Wednesday 12 December, 1.00pm Organ Recital
Roger Sayer, organ. Admission: free.
Sunday 16 December, 11.15am Temple Church Carol Service
Same service will be sung on Thursday 6 December and Monday 17 December. Tickets required for Sunday service only.
Monday 17 December, 6.00pm Temple Church Carol Service
Sung by the Temple Church Choir. Tickets not required.
Tuesday 18 December, 6.00pm Concert: Celebrate Christmas With Carols
Supporting the work of Advocate (formerly the Bar Pro Bono Unit) and LawWorks. Tickets required. To book, see here.
Wednesday 19 December, 5.30pm Christmas Carol Sing-Along
Tickets not required. Requests will be taken. This will replace the usual Wednesday Evensong service.
Monday 24 December, 11.15pm Christmas Eve: Midnight Choral Communion
Tuesday 25 December, 11.15am Christmas Day: Choral Mattins
Monday 17 December, 6.00pm Liverpool Parish Church, 5 Old Churchyard, L2 8GW.
Free, all welcome. Featuring performances by the Formby Brass Band. Mince pies and mulled wine available after the service.
Sunday 16 December, 3.00pm to 6.30pm Gray’s Inn Carol Service
Gray’s Inn Chapel, The Annual Service of Nine Lessons and Carols for Choir and Congregation. To book for tea after the service, please email Michelle.Clark@graysinn.org.uk
Wednesday 12 December, Members of Gray’s Inn Miscellany present this year’s show Gray’s In Space.
Location: Hall. Drinks: 6.45pm. Performance: 7.15pm. Supper: 9.15pm.
Tickets at £45 per person from www.graysinn.org.uk
Sunday 16 December, 3.30pm Children’s Christmas Tea with Father Christmas following a Nativity Play in the Temple Church.
Book member tickets for the tea and check full details of nativity play timing at www.innertemple.org.uk/events
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 December, Drama Society Performance
More details at www.innertemple.org.uk/events
Tuesday 4 December, 5pm-6pm Midweek Carol Service
Sunday 9 December, 11.30am-1.30pm Family Carol Service
Thursday 13 December and Friday 14 December, 6.30pm Comedy revue of sketches and songs staged on two nights every December in Hall.
Tickets from: www.middletemple.org.uk
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Reviewed by Daniel Barnett
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