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BBC Singers: A Christmas Carol

,Milton Court Concert Hall
Photo of narrator Mel Giedroyc with colourful graphic elements surrounding

'Marley was dead, to begin with'. So begins A Christmas Carol, the iconic Christmas story by Charles Dickens that has done more to mould the idyll of a traditional Christmas than any other story.

The BBC Singers and Principal Guest Conductor Bob Chilcott present the UK premiere of Benedict Sheehan’s A Christmas Carol, narrated by Mel Giedroyc. Re-telling the classic Dickens Christmas story, Sheehan’s score features original music alongside traditional carols for all the family – including The First Nowell, The Truth from above, God rest you, merry gentlemen, The Sussex Carol and It Came Upon the Midnight Clear – but not before a first half filled with some of our best-loved Christmas choral music.

Tagged with: Classical music BBC Singers

Programme

  • Benedict Sheehan   A Christmas Carol (UK premiere)

Performers

  • BBC Singers  
  • Bob Chilcott   conductor
  • Mel Giedroyc   narrator

Due to logistical conflicts Sandi Toksvig has had to withdraw from the concert.

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Milton Court Concert Hall

Location
Milton Court Concert Hall is located within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Barbican entrance on Silk Street.  

Address
Milton Court
Silk St, London
EC2Y 9BH

Nearby public transport
We are within walking distance from a number of London Underground stations, the closest being Barbican, Old Street, St Paul’s and Moorgate. The nearest train stations are Liverpool Street and Farringdon. Bus Route 153 runs directly past the Barbican along Chiswell Street

Car and bicycle parking
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