7.30pm
The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Holst Singers & City of London Sinfonia - London
St John's Smith Square, London
Live broadcast - BBC Radio 3
Reviews
The Times2011Stephen Layton transformed this from an average, middle-class seasonal celebration into a magnificent musical event Mulled wine, mince pies, crackers — and hymn sheets: great excitement at the St John’s Smith Square Christmas…Read the review 
The Daily Telegraph2011I don't regard myself as more than averagely sentimental and there isn't too much music that reduces me to tears. But a moment in Britten's St Nicolas does it with press-button certainty, when the pickled boys come back to life…Read the review