London Heathrow Airport begins the festive period with a choir for passengers to enjoy

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This Christmas, London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is embracing the festive spirit with live music in the arrivals halls, delighting passengers returning home for the holidays. Throughout December, a choir of more than 20 singers will perform carols, festive songs, and personalised greetings across all four terminals, spreading seasonal joy and warmth.

The Northants Sings Out choir, finalists on this year’s Britain’s Got Talent, will enchant travellers with a mix of traditional carols and modern holiday favourites. Adding an international flavour, the choir will also perform greetings and songs in languages spoken in Heathrow’s top Christmas travel destinations, including Arabic, French, Mandarin, Turkish, Spanish, and Gaelic.

Lee Boyle, Head of Services at Heathrow, comments: “There’s nothing like that magic feeling of walking out of Heathrow arrivals, spotting your loved one and giving them a big hug – especially at Christmas when families and friends come together. We’re thrilled to have the Northants Sings Out choir bringing an extra touch of holiday spirit, spreading festive cheer and giving a warm, heartfelt welcome to travellers from around the world. Our goal is to make every Christmas journey memorable, and we hope our visitors feel the joy of the season from the moment they arrive.” 

With their harmonious melodies and multilingual performances, the choir promises to make this holiday season at LHR extra special, welcoming passengers with festive cheer from around the world.

Details of the events

The festivities began with a surprise performance in Terminal 5, 3 December 2024, where the choir delighted waiting families and friends with cheerful songs including Jingle Bells, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Silent Night and Oh Come All Ye Faithful. Providing a truly extraordinary experience, passengers also requested custom performances, making reunions even more magical with personalised greetings for arriving loved ones.  

Over 500 of LHR’s ‘Here to Help’ team, and over 70 Heathrow Volunteers, will be on hand in the terminals this year, ready to help passengers on their festive journeys. They will be equipped with a multilingual guide on how to wish visitors “Happy Holidays” in different languages, to make every journey special. 

This year LHR is expecting its busiest Christmas ever, with record-breaking days forecasted throughout December and a total of seven million passengers expected to pass through its doors. Last year, 141,000 passengers travelled through LHR on Christmas day; this year the airport expects to see an increase of 21 per cent to around 170,000 passengers on 25 December. 

The choir will be performing on various dates in December, including 9th and 18th December.