CBSO Chorus Concert HistoryCBSO Chorus Concert HistoryThis is a list of Christmas concerts, in chronological order, given by the CBSO Chorus since its foundation in 1973.
| YEAR | DATE | COUNT | CHORUS(ES) | CONDUCTOR | VENUE | NARRATOR/SOLOISTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Dec 18/20 | 2 | CBSO Chorale | Robert Mandell | B'ham Town Hall | Peter Reeves, Robert Gourlay |
| 1976 | Dec 16/18 | 4 | CBSO Chorale | Robert Mandell | B'ham Town Hall | Robert Mandell |
| 1977 | Dec 17/22 | 6 | CBSO Chorale | Vernon Handley | B'ham Town Hall | Vernon Handley |
| 1978 | Dec 19/20 | 8 | CBSO Chorus | Vernon Handley | B'ham Town Hall | Brian Rayner Cook |
| 1979 | Dec 20/22 | 10 | CBSO Chorus | Vernon Handley | B'ham Town Hall | Bernard Miles |
| 1980 | Dec 18/20 | 12 | CBSO Chorus | Guy Woolfenden | B'ham Town Hall | Arthur Lowe |
| 1981 | Dec 18/20 | 14 | CBSO Chorus | Nicholas Cleobury | B'ham Town Hall | Richard Baker |
| 1982 | Dec 22/23 | 16 | CBSO Chorus | David Parry | B'ham Town Hall | Magnus Magnusson, Peter King - Chorus Master |
| 1983 | Dec 22/23 | 18 | CBSO Chorus | Simon Halsey | B'ham Town Hall | Jonny Morris/Daniel Norman |
| 1984 | Dec 19/23 | 20 | CBSO Chorus | Simon Halsey | B'ham Town Hall | Robert Hardy |
| 1985 | Dec 19/20/23 | 23 | CBSO Chorus | Simon Halsey | B'ham Town Hall | Richard Baker |
| 1986 | Dec 22/23 | 25 | CBSO Chorus | Simon Halsey | B'ham Town Hall | Steve Race |
| 1987 | Dec 22/23 | 27 | CBSO Chorus | Simon Halsey | B'ham Town Hall | Humphrey Lyttleton |
| 1988 | Dec 22/23 | 29 | CBSO Chorus | Simon Halsey | B'ham Town Hall | Brian Kay/Edward Snow |
| 1989 | Dec 22/23 | 31 | CBSO Chorus | Simon Halsey | B'ham Town Hall | Brian Kay |
| 1990 | Dec 20/23 pm & eve | 34 | CBSO Chorus | Simon Halsey | B'ham Town Hall | Alan Titchmarsh |
| 1991 | Dec 22/23 | 36 | CBSO Chorus | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Joss Ackland (indisposed on th 23rd) |
| 1992 | Dec 21/22/23 | 39 | CBSO Chorus/CBYC | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Alan Titchmarsh |
| 1993 | Dec 21/22/23 | 42 | CBSO Chorus/Christmas Youth Chorus | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Brian Kay |
| 1994 | Dec 21/22/23 | 45 | CBSO Chorus/B'ham Children's Choir | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Alan Titchmarsh |
| 1995 | Dec 22/23 pm & eve | 48 | CBSC/CBSYC | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Tony Robinson |
| 1996 | Dec 21/22/23 | 51 | CBSC/CBSYC | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Brian Kay |
| 1997 | Dec 20/22/23 | 54 | CBSC/CBSYC | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Howard Goodall/Jeremy Huw Williams |
| 1998 | Dec 19/21/23 | 57 | CBSC/CBSYC | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Willard White |
| 1999 | Dec 21/22/23 | 60 | CBSC/CBSYC/CBYV | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Prunella Scales |
| 2000 | Dec 21/22/23 pm & eve | 64 | CBSC/CBSYC | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Brian Cox (the actor) |
| 2001 | Dec 21/22/23 pm & eve | 68 | CBSC/CBSYC/CBYV | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Juliet Stephenson/Andrew Burden |
| 2002 | Dec 19/21/22 pm & eve | 72 | CBSC/CBSYC/CBYV | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Alan Titchmarsh |
| 2003 | Dec 18/19/20 pm & eve | 76 | CBSC/CBSYC/CBYV | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Angela Rippon |
| 2004 | Dec 21/22/23 pm & eve | 80 | CBSC/CBSYC/CBYV | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Simon Callow |
| 2005 | Dec 21/22/23 pm & eve | 84 | CBSC/CBSYC/CBYV | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Alan Titchmarsh |
| 2006 | Dec 21/22 pm & eve 23 pm & eve | 89 | CBSC/CBSYC/CBYV | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Ben Fogle (Aled Jones indisposed) |
| 2007 | Dec 20/21 pm & eve 22 pm & eve | 94 | CBSC/CBSYC/CBYV | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Aled Jones, Louisa Blankson |
| 2008 | Dec 20 pm, 21/22 pm & eve | 99 | CBSC/CBSYC/CBYV/CBSO Boys'Choir | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Carol Smillie |
| 2009 | Dec 20 pm & eve, 21 eve,22 pm & eve | 104 | CBSO Chorus/CBSO Children's Chorus/CBSO Youth Chorus/CBSO Boys'Choir/CBSO Young Voices | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Alan Titchmarsh |
| 2010 | Dec 18 pm & eve, 21 eve,22 pm & eve | 109 | CBSO Chorus/CBSO Children's Chorus/CBSO Youth Chorus/CBSO Boys'Choir/CBSO Young Voices | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Ben Fogle, Louisa Blankson (Alexander Aldren 18th) |
| 2011 | Dec 18 pm, 22 eve,23 pm & eve | 113 | CBSO Chorus/CBSO Children's Chorus/CBSO Youth Chorus/CBSO Young Voices | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Sue Perkins |
| 2012 | Dec 21 eve, 22 eve,23 pm & eve | 117 | CBSO Chorus/CBSO Children's Chorus/CBSO Youth Chorus/CBSO Young Voices | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Alan Titchmarsh |
| 2013 | Dec 19 eve, 22 pm & eve, 23 eve | 121 | CBSO Chorus/CBSO Children's Chorus/CBSO Youth Chorus/CBSO Young Voices | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Mark Williams |
| 2014 | Dec 19 eve, 21 pm & eve, 22 eve | 125 | CBSO Chorus/CBSO Children's Chorus/CBSO Youth Chorus/CBSO Young Voices/SO Vocal | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Hugh Dennis |
| 2015 | Dec 18 eve, 20 pm & eve, 21 eve | 129 | CBSO Chorus/CBSO Children's Chorus/CBSO Youth Chorus/CBSO Young Voices/SO Vocal | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Alan Titchmarsh |
| 2016 | Dec 16 eve, 18 pm & eve, 19 eve | 133 | CBSO Chorus/CBSO Children's Chorus/CBSO Youth Chorus/CBSO Young Voices/SO Vocal | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Jessica Hynes |
| 2017 | Dec 19/20/21 | 137 | CBSO Chorus/CBSO Children's Chorus/CBSO Youth Chorus/CBSO Young Voices/SO Vocal | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Ore Oduba |
| 2018 | Dec 16/18/19 | 139 | CBSO Chorus/CBSO Children's Chorus/CBSO Youth Chorus/SO Vocal | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Matt Baker (16th) Alan Titchmarsh (18th & 19th) |
| 2019 | Dec 18/19/20 | 142 | CBSO Chorus/CBSO Children's Chorus/CBSO Youth Chorus/SO Vocal | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Hugh Dennis |
| 2020 | Dec 16 | not counted | Piano and Organ CBSO Chorus | Julian Wilkins | Symphony Hall | 78 members got together (under socially distanced rules) in Symphony Hall to sing through, with piano and organ, the programme we should have performed with the CBSO Brass section on 18th and 19th of December. Not a concert with an audience. The first time in Symphony Hall since March. |
| 2021 | Dec 16/17/19 | 145 | CBSO Chorus/CBSO Children's Chorus/CBSO Youth Chorus/SO Vocal | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Karthi Gnanasegaram |
| 2022 | Dec 15/16 | 147 | CBSO Chorus/CBSO Children's Chorus/CBSO Youth Chorus/SO Vocal | Simon Halsey | Symphony Hall | Alan Titchmarsh |
| 2023 | Dec 19/20 | 149 | CBSO Chorus/CBSO Children's Chorus/CBSO Youth Chorus/SO Vocal | Mike Seal | Symphony Hall | Anna Lapwood (Simon Halsey indisposed) |