Christmas with The Queen’s Six
Duration: 120 mins
Date: Saturday 19th December, 2026
The Queen’s Six
Alto: Elisabeth Paul, Tom Lilburn
Tenor: Nicholas Madden, Dominic Bland
Baritone/Bass: Andrew Thompson, Thomas Lowen
Programme:
Once in Royal David’s City - English Carol, arr. Damian Eley
A Carol of Adoration - Edgar Pettman
Candle Carol - Thomas Lowen
The Oxen - Jonathan Rathbone
Lighten our darkness - Alexander L’Estrange
Balulalow - Richard Madden
Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim, arr. Stephen Carleston
Contigo aprendi - Armando Manzanero, arr. Miguel Esteban
La peregrinación - Ariel Ramirez, arr. Peter Knight
INTERVAL
God rest you merry, gentlemen - English Carol, arr. Simon Whiteley
The Christmas Song - Mel Torme, arr. Peter Knight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas - Martin/Blane, arr. Bob Chilcott
It’s a new world - Harold Arlen, arr. Richard Rodney Bennett
Is you is, or is you ain’t ma baby? - Louis Jordan, arr. Stewart Conley-Harper
Fascinating Rhythm - George Gershwin, arr. Bob Chilcott
White Christmas - Irving Berlin, arr. Thomas Lowen
Jingle Bells - James Lord Pierpont, arr. Keith Roberts
Santa Claus is comin’ to town - Coots & Gillespie, arr. Thomas Lowe
Established in 2008, The Queen’s Six was formed 450 years after the accession to the throne of Elizbeth I. Elizabethan music is a cornerstone of the Queen’s Six’s repertoire but the Royal connection extends beyond this; the group having been founded by members of the St George’s Chapel Choir, Windsor Castle.
Recent performances as part of the St George’s Chapel choir include the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018; the funeral of HRH Prince Philip in 2021 ; the Committal (burial) service for Elizabeth II in 2022 and most recently, in October 2025, a service in the Sistine Chaple with Pope Leo XIV, King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Singing at such prestigious occasions is ample preparation for performing to the most
exclusive audiences but it is the ritualistic act of daily services and co-habitation within the
Castle walls that lends the Queen’s Six its distinctive vocal blend, as well as an
unquantifiable informality and charm.
