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Created and filmed by Classic FM, A Classic FM Christmas is a full concert featuring
beautiful Christmas music that you can enjoy from the comfort of your home – or on-
the-go – via Amazon.

The concert includes performances of carol favourites like ‘Silent Night’, ‘Hark! The
Herald Angels Sing’, ‘Once In Royal David's City’ and ‘Carol of the Bells’ along with
stunning festive performances from organist Anna Lapwood and the Carducci Quartet
(see full programme below).

Charlotte Hawkins is a TV and radio presenter. As well as presenting a weekly show on
Classic FM on Sunday afternoons, Charlotte is a presenter on ITV Racing and Good
Morning Britain, and was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2017.

Genesis Sixteen perform at St John’s Smith Square in ‘A Classic FM Christmas’, now
streaming on Amazon Prime. Picture: Classic FM
Genesis Sixteen is a choir formed as part of the Genesis Foundation, a scheme run by
Harry Christophers and The Sixteen to nurture the next generation of talented
ensemble singers. Applications for Genesis Sixteen are now open – click here to find
out more.

Anna Lapwood is a conductor, organist, broadcaster and Director of Music at
Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Read more: ‘Young girls can be organists too’, says Anna Lapwood >

Also performing in A Classic FM Christmas are composer-pianist Thomas Hewitt Jones
and the Carducci Quartet.

St John’s Smith Square is a magnificent Baroque church that has stood in the heart of
Westminster for nearly 300 years. Since its construction, the building has survived a

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