Where to Hear Handel's "Messiah" - An Advent Tradition in the UK

England's lofty cathedrals and ancient churches are superb settings for performances of the great oratorios and other choral works. The music of Handel ( a Londoner for much of his life - and death - he's buried in Westminster Abbey) has always been favored around the Christmas holiday season and no work more so than his Messiah. Traditionally, many of the UK's most beautiful churches and cathedrals host performances of the Messiah during the season of Advent, in the weeks before Christmas. All those rousing "Hallelujah!"s have got to get you in a celebratory mood.

• Find out where to attend a performance of Handel's Messiah in the UK during the festive season.
• Hear carols in cathedrals around Britain

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