Yule Rock 2025

Yule Rock 2025: Sing Xmas pop, loud and proud!

Yule Rock, our annual large-scale singalong of Christmas pop songs, is back for 2025.

Join us to celebrate the combination of communal singing and classic pop that is unbeatable at Christmas time. Yule Rock was acclaimed as one of London’s top ten December activities by Visit London in 2022.

Where and when is Yule Rock?

This year, Yule Rock takes place at Rich Mix in Shoreditch on Friday 12th December from 7:30pm. It’s on plenty of bus routes and has several stations less than a mile away.

Yule Rock has its ideal compère in Helen Arney: comedian, presenter and geek songstress, hosting Yule Rock for the second year running.

Because belting out festive favourites is thirsty work, there will be a bar. There will also be a raffle.

How is Yule Rock different from the Sunday Assembly London’s usual events?

Yule Rock builds on a key part of our twice-monthly gatherings at Backyard Comedy Club, where everyone’s invited to sing along to four pop songs in a welcoming non-religious environment. The songs are performed by our in-house band, loosely matched to the topic of each assembly’s guest speaker’s talk, and accompanied by a projected slideshow of the lyrics. This mass karaoke has been a staple of Sunday Assembly London’s appeal since its beginnings in 2013.

Yule Rock goes bigger, bolder and baublier than a standard Sunday Assembly. It boasts more band members, 20 songs and a larger venue, with room for 200.

When I get festive, I get really festive. Can Yule Rock handle that?

Yes! We encourage everyone to dress in their Yuletide best and sing their hearts out.

Yule Rock is for anyone who treats Whamageddon as their winter wonderland, who’d never throw shade on Slade, and who knows when it’s time to swap Noel & Liam for pure Noël. The boys of the NYPD choir will approve, even if the fashion police won’t.

Our volunteer-led team work hard to make it an unforgettable evening. We can’t wait to add some vocal sparkle to your festive season.

If I wait until December to decide, will there still be tickets?

We can’t guarantee it. Based on Yule Rock 2024 sales, we’re expecting 2025 to be a sell-out. This year, to save you from tears (except the ‘of joy’ kind), we really do recommend booking your tickets now!

As this is a fundraising event, tickets are non-refundable. Thank you for your understanding.