For a truly uplifting experience take in a classical recital by candlelight in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields, a magnificent church in the north-eastern corner of Trafalgar Square. You can hear baroque Bach, rousing choral works and even jazz – at Christmas time Handel’s Messiah performed in the flickering light is particularly joyful.
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 4JH 
https://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/ 
020 7766 1100
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