Hey for Christmas!
Saturday 3 January 2026 at 7.00 pm
All Saints Weston
Chestnut Avenue, Esher, KT10 8JL
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Tickets
£18 (or £12 if you join us for The Voice of Melody concert)
£5 for ages 18 to 30 (photo ID and proof of age must be shown on entry)
Free for under 18s
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We are very excited to collaborate with Patrick Allies’ professional vocal ensemble, Siglo de Oro, and early music instrumentalists, Spinacino Consort, in this joyful celebration of Christmastide.
We imagine the warmth of a mid-seventeenth century London great hall, where family and friends gather for the twelve days of Christmas — a season of music, feasting and revelry. By candlelight and fire glow, voices rise in carols both sacred and secular, mingling with the lively strains of theorbo, lute, recorder, bass viol and pipes.
Our programme recreates the sounds of Christmas past, from Byrd’s serene O Magnum Mysterium and Peerson’s tender lullaby Upon my lap my soveraigne sits, to the rustic energy of Playford’s Dancing Master tunes. We meet familiar melodies in a fresh guise — The Darkest Night in December and The truth sent from above — alongside catches, rounds and Irish carols that trace the season’s joy from church to tavern.
The evening culminates in the riotous ballad Hey for Christmas, a boisterous toast to food, drink, dancing and good cheer.
Join us for a programme The Arts Desk described as “a whole lot of fun” (Wigmore Hall, 2023) as we raise our voices – and perhaps our glasses – to welcome in the New Year, 17th-century style!
With the support of the RC Sherriff Trust
Siglo de Oro would like to gratefully acknowledge grants from The Continuo Foundation and GEMMA Classical Music Trust towards their performances of Hey for Christmas
Repertoire
Traditional/Anon
As I Outrode This Enderes Night
The Darkest Night in December
Sweet was the song the Virgin sang
The truth sent from above
Sir Christemas
Now to Conclude Our Christmas Mirth
Hey for Christmas
Thomas Ravenscroft (c.1592-1635)
Remember, O thou man
John Dowland (1563-1626)
The Earl of Essex Galliard
William Byrd (c.1540-1623)
O Magnum Mysterium
In winter cold
Martin Peerson (c.1571-1651)
Upon my lap my soveraigne sits
John Playford (c.1623-1686) collection
Granny’s Delight
Drive the Cold Winter Away
The Beggar Boy
Paul’s Wharf
A Wassail Tune