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The service was led by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, who welcomed the congregation to the Abbey.
There was music from Alfie Boe OBE and Melanie C, who sang Silent night; Samantha Barks, who sang Walking in the air; and Craig David who sang Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Pianist and composer Alexis Ffrench played his own arrangement of In the Bleak Midwinter. St Mary’s Ukrainian Choir led the singing of Away in a manger. A traditional service including the singing of Christmas carols. There will also be readings as well as anthems sung by the Abbey Choir. Tributes were paid to HM Queen Elizabeth II during the second annual Royal Carols: Together at Christmas service at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 15th December.
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A Christmas tree in the abbey was decorated with small Paddington Bear decorations, a nod to the late Queen's famous sketch, while guests were greeted with atmospheric snowflakes from a snow machine as they arrived at the entrance. The service was sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey, conducted by James O’Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers. The organ was played by Peter Holder, Sub-Organist, and before the service by Matthew Jorysz, Assistant Organist. Watch the Royal Carols serviceA Christmas Eve carol service hosted by the Princess of Wales has been broadcast after being recorded at Westminster Abbey Two of the Prince and Princess of Wales' children were in attendance at the concert, with their youngest, the famously cheeky Prince Louis, absent from the event. The #TogetherAtChristmas Carol Service is a celebration of the people and organisations that make our communities what they are! Join us to watch this evening as we pay tribute to them and Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,' a tweet on the Prince and Princess of Wales' official account read. He ends the reading by saying: 'The carol In The Bleak Midwinter ends by asking a question of all of us who know the Christmas story of how God gave himself to us in humble service. What can I give Him, poor as I am?' Senior royals were in attendance at the Princess of Wales' second annual carol service, which was filmed on December 15 and broadcast on Christmas Eve.
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