Get in the festive spirit with the Barbican's Christmas 2023.

16 December 2023, 19.30
Christmas at the Movies
£18.50-£50.00
Don’t stay Home Alone this Christmas – join the London Concert Orchestra for great music from some of your favourite festive films of all time, including E.T., Elf, Frozen and The Grinch.

17 December 2023, 14.00, 17.15
Christmas Carol Singalong
£19.50-£49.50
Christmas Carol Singalong is coming to town. Join Jonathan Cohen and Louise Dearman for some festive family fun with some of the very best Christmas songs and seasonal classics.

20 December 2023, 19.30
Christmas with King’s College Choir
£22.50-£54.00
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge heralds the Christmas season, joined on stage by the superb Crouch End Festival Chorus.

21 December 2023, 19.30
Love Actually (15) with Live Orchestra
£22.50-£55.00
The star-studded Christmas favourite Love Actually arrives this December with a full live orchestra. Written and directed by Richard Curtis and initially released in 2003, Love Actually follows ten different yet interweaving stories of love around the festive period. The film boasts an all-star cast including Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Bill Nighy, Martine McCutcheon, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley, Rowan Atkinson, Martin Freeman and more.

22 December 2023, 19.30
Carols by Candlelight
£17.50-£45.00
A sublime concert of carols and seasonal classics, staged in an evocative candle-lit style setting.

23 December 2023, 14.30
All I Want for Christmas...Live
£18.50-£49.50
Raymond Gubbay Limited presents a brand-new show that promises to bring joy and laughter to audiences of all ages. All I Want For Christmas…Live boasts a spectacular blend of festive pop hits and traditional favourites, featuring a dazzling live ensemble band and four headline singers. No matter what Christmas means to you, this concert has it all.

27 December 2023, 19.30
The Best of John Williams
£18.50-£50.00
An awe inspiring-concert celebrating the iconic scores of John Williams, including music from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Jurassic Park and many more.

28 December 2023, 19.30
Beethoven's Ninth
£22.50-£55.00
An unforgettable all-Beethoven programme featuring the monumental Choral Symphony with its climactic ‘Ode to Joy’ performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

29 December 2023, 14.00, 16.30
Horrible Histories: Horrible Christmas
£16.50-£30.00
Horrible Histories proudly presents the terrific tale of Christmas. When Christmas comes under threat from a jolly man dressed in red, it’s up to one young boy to save the day. From Victorian villains to Medieval monks, Puritan parties to Tudor treats, join us on a hair-raising journey through the history of Christmas in the company of Charles Dickens, Oliver Cromwell, King Henry VIII and St Nicholas, as they come together to save the festive season. It's a celebration of Christmas in the most wonderful way.

30 December 2023, 14.30
Glenn Miller Orchestra
£16.50-£46.00
The UK’s most celebrated big band returns, swinging you back in time with Glenn Miller’s own arrangements of favourite wartime chart toppers and hits from the forties. Legendary bandleader Ray McVay will be joined on stage by special guests The Swing Time Jivers to perform Opus One, Moonlight Serenade, Chattanooga Choo Choo and many more. The band themselves will perform the second half of the concert in the Second World War uniforms of the US army Air Force.

30 December 2023, 19.30
The Music of Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and Beyond
£18.50-£50.00
Experience epic music from Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Game of Thrones and beyond as the worlds of TV, film and fantasy are brought to life by a full symphony orchestra and choir.

31 December 2023, 14.30
The Music of Zimmer vs Williams
£18.50-£50.00
It's time to settle the scores, as the London Concert Orchestra performs the best scores from two of the greatest film composers of all time in one fabulous programme.

1 January 2024, 15.00
New Year's Day Proms
£18.50-£48.00
Ring in the new year with a stirring celebration of classical favourites, including a complimentary drink.