Christmas culture guide 2024: the very best of what to see on stage and screen this festive season in London

There’s a concert to suit most middlebrow tastes – no drill or emo, mind you – at the big Kensington jelly mould this year, including outings for Jamie Cullum and his piano (December 6), Katherine Jenkins (December 11), Trevor Nelson’s soul set (December 16) and national treasure Rick Astley’s swinging Christmas (December 17). Plus big bands, gospel evenings, a Nutcracker and a screening of Home Alone accompanied by the RPCO. Royal Albert Hall, December 3 to 31, royalalberthall.co.uk