Orchestra or Band | Trumpeters of the Scot's Guards |
Choirs | Sydenham High School Choir |
Set List | 'Hark The Herald Angels Sing', 'When Christ Was Born of Mary Free', Heather Peace Introducing 'Once in Royal David's City' Clare Teal Introducing See Amid The Winter's Snow Special Segment (Neil McDermott, Shona McGarty) Speeches, Special Segment (Patrick Doyle and Family) 'The First Nowell' INTERVAL 'A Christmas Overture', Natalie Anderson Introducing 'While Shepherds Watched' Special Segment (Mr and Mrs Ian Kelsey), 'O Holy Night' Intriduction (Caroline Quentin), 'It Came Upon A Midnight Clear' 'Just in Time For Christmas', 'O Holy Night', 'Jingle Bells', 'Merry Christmas Everybody', 'Winter Wonderland', 'The Christmas Song', 'White Christmas', 'O Come All Ye Faithful' |
Performance Notes | Led by Frank Renton of Radio 2's "Listen to the Band", with military brass, school choir and celebrity performers from TV's most popular shows, including Eastenders, Coronation Street and Downton Abbey, to name but a few, every performer donates their time and talent entirely free of charge. Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research's Christmas Carols with the Stars event has taken place at the Royal Albert Hall for 42 years, and is an opportunity to recognise the support and to say thank you to the very many volunteers who raise money for the charity, which in the last year has enabled the charity to invest £27 million in beating blood cancers. |