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⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Auckland. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Christmas Classics at St Matthew-in-the-City Church under the gentle glow of candlelight.
This is a tribute concert experience. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the artist, their estate, or official representatives.General Info
📍 Venue: St Matthew-in-the-City Church
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes. Doors open 30 minutes before the show. No entry once it starts.
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
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🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
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Tentative Programme
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker – Tchaikovsky
- Greensleeves
- Carol of the Bells
- O Holy Night
- O Tannenbaum
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
- Feliz Navidad – José Feliciano
- Jingle Bells
- Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
- Love Is All Around – Wet Wet Wet
- Let It Go from Frozen
- Once Upon a December from Anastasia – Stephen Flaherty
- Maestro from The Holiday – Hans Zimmer
- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas – Michael Bublé
- Last Christmas – Wham!
- All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
Performers
- String Quartet - Kulios
Seating Map

User reviews
- A beautiful evening!
- Excellent
- The venue was delightful. An opportunity to admire the gothic architecture of St Mathews in the City. The music was fabulous! Introduced an articulated with humour and skill. The candles created a beautiful backdrop, which did not devalue the amazing venue and skill of the musicians.
- I really enjoyed the string quartet. The guy who speaks is entertaining and funny. Adds great atmosphere in addition to the beautiful venue.
- This was a fantastic event. Great venue and entertaining, fun and high quality performance. The audience was a bit reserved, but otherwise the organisation and delivery was awesome!
- Amazing !
- Very enjoyable. great choice of carols, highly skilled quartet and just the right length considering the wooden pew seating. Beautiful venue. All our party of four had a lovely experience
- great venue well organised . Musicians excellent and great interaction with audience. Very enjoyable
- Exceptional night so much atmosphere in a unique setting. A definite for anyone to enjoy the Xmas spirit. So talented
- A Superb concert and spectacular displays of mesmerising talents!! thanks for making christmas magical
About the venue
St Matthew-in-the-City Church
St Matthew-in-the-City is a landmark Neo-Gothic church in central Auckland. Completed in 1905, the building features striking Oamaru stonework and grand vaulted ceilings. Its historic architecture cre...



























