A BBC camera in the Chapel

Carols from King’s

Carols from King’s is shown on BBC Two on Christmas Eve (please check the BBC TV guide for the time). UK based BBC licence-fee payers can watch the programme on Christmas Eve on BBC2 and for 12 months following the broadcast, on BBC iPlayer. If you do not have access to the BBC, you can also download Carols from King’s on our website.

Carols from King’s is recorded by the BBC early in December and is a different service from A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.

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You can download the latest Carols from King’s service booklet below, but please be aware that the service may not have been broadcast in its entirety due to time restrictions, and may not have been in the order printed due to film editing.

If you do not have access to the BBC, you can download Carols from King’s.

The 2024 service marked the seventieth anniversary of the first Carols from King’s service being broadcast on BBC TV.

2025 CAROLS FROM KING’S SERVICE BOOKLET COMING SOON