A Christmas Celebration at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh
Fri 04 Dec
|St Giles' Cathedral
Celebrate the start of the Christmas season with a joyful evening of carols performed by St Martin’s Voices directed by Andrew Earis.


Time & Location
04 Dec 2026, 19:00
St Giles' Cathedral, High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RE, UK
About the event
Join St Martin’s Voices for the start of the Christmas season with a joyful evening of choral music, carol singing and festive readings, in the spectacular surroundings St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, on the Royal Mile. The choir will sing much loved classics including O Holy Night and Silent Night and Ding dong, merrily on high together with audience carols for all to join in with including In the Bleak Midwinter and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.
St Martin’s Voices
Andrew Earis Director
St Martin’s Voices is one of the UK’s most versatile professional vocal ensembles. They sing for concerts and broadcasts at their home in London’s iconic St Martin-in-the-Fields and beyond, and regularly perform alongside ensembles including the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and the Piatti Quartet. They have toured to the USA and South Africa as well as undertaking extensive tours across the UK. The choir regularly features in broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4 and has frequently given concerts on Classic FM alongside the broadcaster Zeb Soanes.
In 2023 they released their first album with Resonus Classics, A Winter Breviary, to critical acclaim, and their second album, featuring the choral works of American composer Ned Rorem, was released in March 2025, receiving a 5* review in BBC Music Magazine. St Martin’s Voices regularly commission and premiere new works, collaborating with composers including Bob Chilcott, Will Todd, Yshani Perinpanayagam, Rebecca Dale and Emily Hazrati. In 2023 they appointed their first Composer-in-Residence, Lucy Walker.
Please note the concert lasts for approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.
If you have any questions please contact us on info@stmartinsvoices.com.