Name: The Tallis Scholars
Start: 2026-06-18T19:30:00
Location: Cadogan Hall

Cadogan Hall

The Tallis Scholars

Christmas comes but once a year and here in Chelsea, there’s only one way to celebrate. The RPO’s annual Christmas Cracker is as much a part of the season as mulled wine, Elf on the Shelf and the King’s Road window displays!

Join us in the festive splendour of Cadogan Hall for a real feast of Yuletide music, old and new. There’ll be well-loved songs, seasonal classics and a stocking full of tunes for the whole family, as conductor Stephen Bell and star vocalists Juliette Crosbie and Matt Ford launch the celebrations with a swing.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Christmas Cracker 2025

Cadogan Hall 

Handel’s Messiah stands as one of the most iconic and enduring masterpieces in the classical music repertoire. Since its premiere in 1742, it has captivated audiences around the world with its profound spiritual message, masterful orchestration, and compelling blend of solo and choral writing.

Famed for its dazzling arias and rousing choruses, Messiah offers an unforgettable musical journey through themes of prophecy, birth, passion, resurrection, and redemption.

Handel’s Messiah

One of the UK’s most cherished vocal ensembles, The Kingdom Choir, performs a special, one-off Christmas concert at Cadogan Hall this December.

This festive event features the internationally acclaimed choir performing beloved Christmas classics with their signature flair, promising an evening of joyous celebration that will have audiences clapping, stomping and dancing to usher in the holiday season.

The Kingdom Choir

The City of London Choir returns to Cadogan Hall with its popular and much-loved Christmas concert, conducted by Daniel Hyde.

The Choir is joined by the fabulous brass and percussion players of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for an exhilarating programme of carols and seasonal music heralding the festive season.

Featuring Sir John Rutter’s Gloria as well as several of his best-loved carols, the concert marks the legendary composer’s 80th birthday. The programme also includes traditional arrangements of carols and contemporary classics, with plenty of audience participation – perfect for all the family.

Christmas Fanfare!

Join the Choir with No Name – a vibrant choir made up of people affected by homelessness – for their much-loved Big Christmas Singalong. Expect joyful renditions of all your festive favourites, plus a chance to join in and soak up the seasonal spirit.

This year, they’re joined by the dazzling Sing Space Musical Theatre Choir, bringing a sprinkling of West End magic to Cadogan Hall.

All proceeds from the night go to support The Choir with No Name’s life-changing work.

The Choir with No Name’s Big Christmas Singalong

A true musical legend, Ralph performs classics from his illustrious six-decade career, armed simply with his songs, his guitar, and his stories.

The unassuming singer-songwriter is a prolific touring and recording artist with a skill for illuminating the present through his strong connection to a shared, storied past. McTell has always forged his own artistic path. His work is a harmonious juxtaposition of melodies and words of a quintessentially British and Irish focus, played in a style inspired by his love of the great Delta blues players of the American South. Ralph’s occasional dazzling and dextrous guitar instrumentals display a lesser-known side of his repertoire.

Ralph McTell

The Queens of Lover’s Rock perform their annual Christmas concert.

Janet Kay is best known for the Dennis Bovell-produced single ‘Silly Games’ which went to No. 1 in the UK charts at the start of 1979. She’s had many other underground hits including ‘Loving You’, ‘That’s What Friends Are For’, ‘I Do Love You’ and more. She has worked with Fatboy Slim, Jackie Mittoo, Aswad, Sly & Robbie, and more during her career.

Carroll Thompson first found fame with the reggae smash ‘I’m So Sorry’ and followed this up with more classics such as ‘Hopelessly In Love’, ‘Make It With You’, ‘Love Won’t Let Us Wait’, ‘I’m Still Waiting’ and more. She was the lead vocalist and founding member of 1980’s Jazz-Funk group Floy Joy. She has worked with Sugar Minott, Trevor Walters, Courtney Pine, Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Natalie Cole, Maxi Priest, Billy Ocean, Aswad, and Mad Professor.

Janet Kay & Carroll Thompson

Direct from the West End, the original London cast returns to Cadogan Hall in its 23rd year of touring!

Back by popular demand and following sell-out performances across the globe, The Definitive Rat Pack brings you an evening of festive classics, including ‘White Christmas’, ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’, ‘The Christmas Song’ and ‘Let It Snow’, plus all-time favourites including ‘Mack the Knife’, ‘That’s Amore’, ‘Mr Bojangles’ and ‘New York, New York’. What better way to get into the festive spirit!

The Rat Pack at Christmas

The annual West End Does: Christmas concerts are a spectacular festive event not to be missed: a fantastic mix of traditional and contemporary Christmas carols and songs sung by an exciting cast of West End stars (to be announced soon).

Our stars will be joined by two choirs, dancers and a special guest host! So don’t miss out on an extraordinary concert that guarantees to get you in the festive spirit!

West End Does: Christmas at Cadogan

Join The Bach Choir and special guests, London City Brass, for a magical evening of Christmas carols conducted by David Hill.

Each year, the Choir treats Cadogan audiences to the perfect selection of carols, both traditional and new, including the winning entry in the annual Sir David Willcocks Carol Competition which supports and encourages composers of all ages.

Carols at Cadogan

Join eleven of the world’s leading musicians for an evening of achingly beautiful Romantic masterpieces.

Schubert’s sublime String Quintet in C – with its famous haunting Adagio – showcases the composer at his most inspired, while Strauss’ gorgeous Sextet from Capriccio is a love letter to music itself. His final opera follows a composer and a poet each vying for the love of a Countess, with the opening sextet imagined as a work written by the composer Flamand for his beloved.

Transfigured Night

Experience the magic of Christmas with one of the world’s finest choral ensembles. Harry Christophers and The Sixteen return to Cadogan Hall for their highly anticipated annual yuletide concert. From medieval melodies to modern compositions, this musical journey celebrates the heart of Christmas – a humble birth surrounded by heavenly song.

It isn’t Christmas at Cadogan Hall without The Sixteen’s extraordinary, atmospheric seasonal celebration and we look forward to welcoming all ages for an unforgettable evening of beauty and joy.

The Sixteen

Imagine the voice of heaven itself: music that belongs to eternity yet somehow always feels new. Thomas Tallis’ Spem in alium is a landmark of Renaissance music – a masterpiece that seems to create its own sense of time and space. For more than 50 years, The Tallis Scholars have been the world’s pre-eminent performers of Tallis’ music; this should be extraordinary.