Christ Church Spitalfields. Pic: John Salmon

Christmas is nearly upon and ‘tis the season to be jolly! If you’re wondering where in the East London area you can go to sing carols and celebrate mass, you can find services at the following Churches.

Hackney

St John at Hackney

December 11, 6pm: Carols by candlelight

December 18, 6pm: Alternative carols, featuring artists Daunt, Sheyi Martins and Zerbin

December 24, 11.30pm: Midnight Mass

December 25, 10am: Christmas Day service

St John at Hackney Church , Lower Clapton Road, London E5 0PD, U

St Luke’s Church

December 18, 6.30pm: Carols by candlelight

December 24, 3pm: Christmas crib service

December 24, 11pm: Midnight Communion

December 25, 11am: Holy Communion

St Luke’s Hackney St Luke’s Church Homerton Terrace London E9 6RT

St Anne’s Hoxton

December 10, 11am: Carols at Hoxton Street Market

December 18, 6pm: Carols and readings by candlelight

December 24, 11.30pm: Midnight Mass

December 25, 11am: Christmas Day Family Mass

St Anne’s Church, Hoxton, Hemsworth Street, London, N1 5LF

St Annes Church, Hoxton. Pic: John Salmon

St John’s Hoxton

December 15, 8.30pm: Beer and carols at George & Vulture pub

December 18, 6pm: Carols by candlelight

December 24, 11.30pm: Midnight Mass

December 25, 10.30am: Christmas Day service

St John’s Church, Pitfield St, London, N1 6NP

St John’s Church, Hackney. Pic: John Salmo

Tower Hamlets

St George-in-the-East

December 16, 5pm: Community carol singing

December 16, 6pm: Community carol singing (outside Shadwell stations)

December 18, 6pm: Christmas carols by candlelight

December 24, 11.30pm: Midnight Mass

December 25, 10.15am: All-age Eucharist for Christmas Day

St George-in-the-East Church, 14 Cannon Street Road, London E1 0BH

St Peter’s, Bethnal Green

December 11, 10.30am: Advent/folk carols

December 11, 5pm: Carols by candlelight

December 14, 7pm: Pop-up carols at Columbia Road Christmas Market

December 18, 10.30am: Christmas carols at Jesus Green

December 21, 7pm: Pop-up carols at Columbia Road Christmas Market

December 24, 11pm: Midnight Mass

December 25, 10.30am: Family celebration on Christmas Day

St Peter’s Bethnal Green, St Peter’s Close, London E2 7AE

St Peter’s Church, Bethnal Green. Pic: John Salmon

Bow Church

December 10, 3pm: Christingle service for children

December 18, 6.30pm: Christmas carols

December 24, 4pm: Christmas service for children

December 24, 11.30pm: Midnight Mass

December 25, 10.30am: Christmas Day Communion

St Mary’s Church, 230 Bow Road, Bow, London E3 3AH

St Barnabas’s, Bethnal Green

December 14, 7pm: Christmas carols

December 18, 4pm: Christingle and Nativity service

December 24, 11.30pm: Midnight Mass

December 25, 10.30am: Solemn Mass, Christmas Day

St Barnabas Bethnal Green, Grove Road, Bow, London, E3 5TG

St Paul’s, Shadwell

December 11, 11am: Christingle service

December 16, 4pm: Nativity service

December 18, 6pm: Christmas carols

December 25, 10.30am: Christmas Day service

St Pauls Church, 302 The Highway, London E1W 3DH

St Anne’s, Limehouse

December 11, 10.30am: Family carols and children’s lunch

December 12, 2pm: Carols in the crypt with Cyril Jackson School choir

December 18, 6pm: Carols by candlelight

December 24, 11.30pm: Midnight Mass

December 25, 10.30am: Family celebration with Holy Communion

St Anne’s Church, Three Colt Street, London E14 7HP

Christ Church, Spitalfields

December 11, 10.30am: Service with Christingles

December 11, 5pm: Alternative carol service

December 18, 10.30am: Nativity service

December 18, 6pm: Carols by candlelight

December 24, 5pm: Carols around the Christmas Tree

December 25, 10.30am: Christmas Day service

Christ Church, Spitalfields, Commercial Street, London, E1 6LY

Lewisham

St Mary the Virgin

December 18, 10am: Mass and dressing of the Christmas Tree by children

December 24, 5pm: Christmas crib service with Christingles

December 24, 11.30pm: Midnight Mass with candlelight

December 25, 10am: Christmas Day Mass

St Mary the Virgin Church, 346 Lewisham High St, London SE13 6LE

St Stephen’s Church

December 14, 6.30pm: Borough commander’s carol service

December 17, 6pm: Carol service

December 18, 10am: Nativity service

December 24, 4pm: Christingle service

December 24, 11.30m: Midnight Mass

December 25, 10am: Christmas Day Mass

St Stephen’s Church, Cressingham Rd, London SE13 5AF

Croydon

Croydon Minster

December 11, 6.30pm: Town carol service

December 18, 6.30pm: Carols by candlelight

December 24, 11,30pm: Midnight Mass

Croydon Minster. Pic: Stephen Craven

St Mildred, Addiscombe

December 11, 10am: Christingle service

December 15, 8pm: Christmas Anthology – a celebration of Christmas in music and readings

December 18, 11.45am: Christmas Café Church – come share coffee and mince pies to the strains of a worship band

December 18, 6.30pm: Festival of Nine Lessons and carols

December 24, 11.30pm: Midnight Mass

December 25, 8am: Holy Communion

St Mildred’s Church, Bingham Road, Croydon, CR0 7EB