The Cathedral is welcoming a new dynamic

ITS TIME!!  

The festive period is truly upon us.  

The Cathedral is the home of Christmas in Winchester, and this year they are branching out their events. 

They are no stranger to a Christmas concert, but this year they have arranged their first ever interactive concert. 

A Christmas cracker concert – a celebration of music, traditional literature and community, personifying the meaning of Christmas.  

Lay Clerk Simon Irwin worked with Reverend Canon Andrew Micklefield worked together to create a night of entertainment, they hosted the event as a duo, creating a new dynamic for the cathedral. 

The Christmas Cracker Concert bought a new audience in, people of all ages and faiths, coming together in a moment of reflection in a different perspective to usual.  

Many people see the cathedral as simply a home for those who follow the Christian faith, but the cathedral are wanting to welcome more people in to see the beauty within, the Christmas cracker concert steered away from the typical sermon. 

With iconic Christmas songs, from Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ to ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ and a combined effort to fill the cathedral with a loud rendition of the 12 days of Christmas. 

It wasn’t just Christmas songs being bought to life but a reading from Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’, the Lay Clerks bought to life the Christmas classic.  

They were joined also by the Girl Choristers for some more traditional songs, the audience were wowed by the raw talent echoing through the navel of the cathedral. 

The evening was a great success with both Simon and Andrew telling me they hoped to host more events like this in the future to welcome in more diverse audiences.