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John Rutter's Christmas Celebration - Evening

Thursday 4 December 2025, 7.30pm
Royal Albert Hall

John Rutter Conductor
The King's Singers
The Bach Choir

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Back by popular demand, John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration returns to the Royal Albert Hall with even more festive fun and cheer.

Join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir John Rutter himself for his much-loved Christmas spectacular that will no doubt get you well and truly into the Yuletide spirit.

A programme of choral and symphonic seasonal classics awaits you, as well as all your favourite sing-along carols. Don’t miss out: bring your family and friends and join us in this magical Christmas celebration!


There is also a matinee performance at 3pm.


BSL interpreted grey

  This event will have a BSL (British Sign Language) interpreter throughout who will be positioned to the left of the stage.
  Please book directly via the Royal Albert Hall website to book these seats.
  Select the assigned seats in Rows 3-5 of the Arena which are positioned for the best view. You can assign your tickets as BSL user or companion seats.


For help on how to book BSL user and companion tickets via the Royal Albert Hall's website, please use the guide below:

Download Guide (PDF)


Large print versions and digital formats of the programme for this concert are available on request for customers with accessibility requirements. Please email your request to Doran Crowhurst crowhurstd@rpo.co.uk at least one full week before the performance.


Ticket information

Doors: 6.45pm

Concert starts: 7.30pm (approximate end time: 10pm)

Tickets from £20*

Groups of just 6+ save up to 30% and £7 tickets are available for school parties. Visit rpo.co.uk/groups, phone 020 7608 8840 or email groups@rpo.co.uk to find out more. (Book 6 to 9 tickets online now and immediately save 10%.)

Under 18 offers apply: £7 for children aged 7–17 in 2nd Tier boxes, Rear Circle and Upper Choir. 

This event is not recommended for children under 5. All customers aged 14 years or below must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 years or over.

Student tickets are available via Student Pulse

*Book as early as you can to secure the best choice of seats at the best possible prices. Ticket prices are adjusted based on demand and may be subject to change without notice.

All RPO orders are subject to a £4 transaction fee. For group bookings of 10+, a £1 fee per ticket applies (capped at £30 per booking).

All Royal Albert Hall orders are subject to fees of 10% of the total transaction, plus a recovery levy of £2 per ticket. 


Tickets for RPO Brent Members

A limited number of tickets are available for this performance at a special price for RPO Brent Members in the Rear Circle and Upper Choir (only).

Members should make sure that they are logged into their RPO account and have selected tickets in the Rear Circle or Upper Choir. The offer will then automatically be applied in the basket.

Tickets are limited so if the offer is not applied that may be because there are no longer any tickets available for this offer.

Find out more about the RPO Brent Membership and sign up here.

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