We always start our Christmas season with our annual Christmas Concert at St Peter Church Caversham. It is free entry, with a donation on exit which is split between the Sainsbury Singers and St Peter Church. Mince pies, mulled wine and a selection of beautiful Christmas songs, both traditional and a bit less traditional. Start December feeling Christmassy with the Sainsbury Singers.
Saturday 8th December at 3pm, St Peter Church, Caversham – Free entry
The Berkshire Christmas Festival
This year we are starting our Christmas carols in November! Whilst this might be a bit early for some people, we will be performing at the Berkshire Christmas Festival at Newbury Showground on Sunday 11th November.
We will be performing twice – at 11am and 12.30pm – and singing a selection of our favourite Christmas carols, and our own Sainsbury Singers version of Jingle Bells.
If you’d like to see us performing at this event (and enjoy the festive markets, food and other events happening at the Christmas Festival), you can get tickets here: http://www.classicfestivalstickets.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR0pc2JFvY_PyRt6IUjRSofD22jFXnldAy6axY34XpGBsklfvfYZyN_roXk
Christmas Carols
Throughout December we perform Christmas carols at local supermarkets around Reading to spread Christmas cheer around Reading and do some important fundraising for our society. Below are the dates and locations of where you might encounter us this year. If you see us, please do join in, request your favourite carol and pop a few coins in our collection bucket!
| Date | Times | Location |
| Saturday 1st December | 12.30 – 15.00 | Waitrose, Oxford Road |
| Sunday 2nd December | 13:30 | Woodley Winter Xtravaganza |
| Thursday 6th December | 18:30 – 20.30 | Sainsburys, Calcot |
| Friday 7th December | 18.00 – 20.30 | Sainsburys, Calcot |
| Sunday 9th December | 12.45 – 15.45 | Waitrose, Oxford Road |
| Tuesday 11th December | 18.00 – 20.00 | Morrisons, South Reading |
| Wednesday 12th December | 18.00 – 20.30 | Morrisons, South Reading |
| Thursday 13th December | 18.00 – 20.30 | IKEA, Calcot |
| Saturday 15th December | 10.00 – 13.00 | Morrisons, South Reading |
| Sunday 16th December | 10.00 – 13.00 | Waitrose, Oxford Road |
| Monday 17th December | 18.00 – 21.00 | Sainsburys, Calcot |
| Tuesday 18th December | 18.00 – 20.30 | IKEA, Calcot |
| Wednesday 19th December | 18.00 – 21.00 | Morrisons, South Reading |
| Thursday 20th December | 18.00 – 20.00 | Morrisons, South Reading |
| Friday 21st December | 18.00 – 21.00 | Morrisons, South Reading |
| Saturday 22nd December | 09.45 – 11.45 | Waitrose, Oxford Road |
| Saturday 22nd December | 15.00 – 18.00 | Morrisons, South Reading |
| Sunday 23rd December | 09.45 – 12.30 | Waitrose, Oxford Road |
| Monday 24th December | 08.00 – 09.30 | Sainsburys, Calcot |