Young Chorister of the Year - Final

It’s Advent Sunday and the final of BBC Young Chorister of the Year from Hallé St Peter’s in Manchester, presented by Aled Jones and the Rev Kate Bottley. Six of the finest choristers in the UK perform a Christmas carol or sacred song to impress judges Katherine Jenkins, Bob Chilcott and YolanDa Brown.

The judging panel have the difficult decision of choosing one junior and one senior winner. The festive musical choices include Sussex Carol, What Child Is This and Max Reger’s lullaby, Mary’s Cradle Song. Also featured are Bob Chilcott’s The Time of Snow and two pieces by Michael Head: Star Candles and The Little Road to Bethlehem. As a finale, all the choristers from the junior and senior heats join Aled Jones to sing the Advent hymn O Come, O Come Emmanuel.