Follow the Stars – Macmillan Carols Event 2025

About Follow the Stars – Macmillan Christmas Carols Event

The much-loved Follow the Stars – Macmillan Carols Concert is back for its 29th year!

Follow the Stars – Macmillan Carols is a magnificent annual Christmas fundraiser that will take place in the splendour of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, on Friday, 05 December 2025, at 8.00pm.

Kick off your Christmas season with a very special evening of favourite carols, seasonal choral music, and literary readings, including a special carol composed especially for you by John Rutter, the nation’s favourite choral composer.

Highlights will include favourite carols and spine-tingling solos brought to you from the world-class voices of the Oxford Bach Soloists.

This will be intermingled with the exceptional music and celebrities bringing you festive cheer with their performances of Christmas readings – funny, poignant, a little unusual and even surprising, but all uplifting.

We recommend early booking for this popular concert.

*Please note, all performances are subject to change.

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Take a look at last year’s concert

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Reviews

“The singing was extraordinary.”

Will Gompertz

“Utterly, utterly beautiful. If the magic of Christmas were summed up in a carol concert, it’s this. Wonderful.

Tom Hollander

“Utterly wonderful!!”

Alexander Armstrong

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Thoughts from Kirsty Young

“I would say to anyone thinking about coming along, it is money well spent, not just because you will have a beautiful evening and it properly will be the start of your Christmas but because you are giving it to the best possible cause.”

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Tickets

Please see important booking information below.

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Booking information

Prices: Tickets from £30.00 to £130.00

Gold Tickets – £130.00
Gold tickets include:

• Reserved GOLD seat
• A full-colour souvenir programme
• Specify your chosen seat later during checkout. The seating plan is available to view here.

Silver Tickets – £110.00
Silver tickets include:

• Reserved SILVER seat
• A full-colour souvenir programme
• Specify your chosen seat later during checkout. The seating plan is available to view here.

Red Tickets – £70.00
Red tickets include:

• Reserved RED seat
• A full-colour souvenir programme
• Specify your chosen seat later during checkout. The seating plan is available to view here.

Green Tickets – £30.00
Green tickets include:

• Unreserved seating
• A full-colour souvenir programme
• If you’re in a large group, kindly arrive early to find seats together.

Accessibility:
If you have any accessibility requirements, please let the organisers know during checkout.

Duration: 
90 minutes, with no intervals.
Doors open at 7.15pm

Getting there:

Parking
Parking is not available at Christ Church Cathedral except with special permission and by prior arrangement. If you are a Blue Badge holder and require parking at the Cathedral, kindly contact followthestars@macmillan.org.uk

Public Car Parks
The nearest public car park is Oxpens (Oxpens Road, Oxford OX1 1RQ), which is within five minutes walking distance of Christ Church Cathedral. 

For information about other local public car parks, visit the Oxford City Council website.

Park and Ride
We recommend using Oxford City Council’s Park & Ride services to travel to Christ Church Cathedral. Buses returning from the city centre to the 4 Park & Ride sites run until 11.30pm. 

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Looking for more Christmas inspiration? Take a look at our comprehensive guide to Christmas in Oxford and across Oxfordshire.