The Great Sheffield Carol-Off

Get your colleagues together, form a choir and go head-to-head in a friendly choir competition with other Sheffield workplaces in a festive Carol-Off, raising money for Choir with No Name Sheffield.

The Great Sheffield Carol-Off will see four workplace choirs go head-to-head for an evening of Christmas songs, team spirit and fundraising, all in support of The Choir with No Name Sheffield.

Every pound raised will support our work with people affected by homelessness in Sheffield. Each week, our members come together to sing, share a meal, make friends and be part of a welcoming community where everyone is valued. Community, friendship, and connection, are essential ingredients in supporting people to overcome their situation.

Thursday 10 December 2026
5:00 - 6:00pm
Bethel Chapel, Cambridge Street, Sheffield

Raise funds

Help keep Choir with No Name Sheffield singing by raising £300 as a team. Join our official JustGiving page or host your own team events like bake sales or raffles.

Choose your song

Learn and sing one festive song of your choice. Traditional, modern, or a custom Sheffield creation and show the city what your team can do!

On the night

Four workplace choirs will perform in a lively public celebration. Choir with No Name Sheffield will kick off the night, followed by competition performances, guest judging, awards, and an unforgettable joint finale featuring every choir on stage!

Why Join the Carol-Off?

It is more than just a singing competition, it is a fantastic team-building experience and Christmas social rolled into one! Taking part gives your staff a creative, joyful outlet while boosting workplace morale and engagement.

Beyond the internal benefits, your involvement provides clear Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) impact by raising vital funds for Choir with No Name Sheffield.

You will gain positive local visibility, showcase your corporate values to the public, and connect with other like-minded Sheffield businesses at a wonderful festive event.

You’ll be supporting local people affected by homelessness, providing community, connection and choir.

£300 raised

Means we can provide
147 meals at rehearsals.

£600 raised

Gives 26 choir members the chance to enjoy the connection and joy of a rehearsal.

£1,376 raised

Provides a place at choir for one member for a whole year.

How it works

We’re looking for four Sheffield workplaces to take part.

There’s a £50 sign-up fee per workplace, and each team will be asked to aim for a £300 fundraising target in the run-up to the event.

We’ll help you set up your fundraising, then it’s over to you to get creative.. rally colleagues, friends, family and customers behind your team and see how much you can raise.

On 10 December, all four teams will come together at Bethel Chapel to perform and compete for the coveted Carol-Off Crown (plus a few other exciting awards!)

No professional singing experience required. Enthusiasm, Christmas spirit and a willingness to get involved are much more important!

Ready to take on the challenge?

Places are limited to four workplace teams, so gather your colleagues and put your workplace forward for the Great Sheffield Carol-Off.

SIGN UP

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Not at all. You can create a team especially for the Carol-Off. You just need 10-20 colleagues who are willing to get involved and have some festive fun.

  • Absolutely not! This is about teamwork, enthusiasm and Christmas spirit rather than producing a pitch-perfect performance. No previous singing or choir experience is needed.

  • We’re looking for teams of around 10-20 people from each workplace.

  • There is a £50 sign-up fee per workplace.

  • Yes. We’re asking each workplace to aim to raise £300 for The Choir with No Name Sheffield.

    We’ll provide support to help you get your fundraising underway.

  • Each workplace choir will prepare a Christmas song to perform at the Carol-Off. How you interpret it is up to you, so feel free to bring some personality and festive flair to your performance.

  • You won’t be judged purely on singing ability. Our judges will also be looking at things such as teamwork, creativity, performance and festive spirit.

    The overall winning team will take home the Carol-Off Crown, with other opportunities for recognition on the night too.

  • The Great Sheffield Carol-Off takes place on Thursday 10 December 2026, from 5-6pm at Bethel Chapel, Cambridge Street, Sheffield.

  • Money raised through the Carol-Off will support The Choir with No Name Sheffield and our work with people affected by homelessness.

    Our choir brings people together every week to sing, eat together, build friendships and be part of a supportive community.

  • There are only four workplace places available, so we’d encourage teams to register their interest as soon as possible.

Meet our choirs

  • Birmingham

    Our Birmingham choir has been running for 14 amazing years! They meet every Thursday at St Martin in the Bullring Church.

  • Brighton

    Our Brighton choir is run in partnership with BHT Sussex, who provide essential housing, advisory and wellbeing services for people affected by homelessness in Brighton & Hove, as well as other areas in Sussex.

    They meet Monday evenings at All Saints Church in Hove.

  • Cardiff

    Our Cardiff choir is run in partnership with The Wallich who provide services to people experiencing homelessness across Wales.

    Our Cardiff choir meet for a cuppa, a sing and a hot meal every Tuesday in Butetown.

  • Coventry

    Our Coventry choir started singing together as a special pilot and are still going strong - expanding our reach in the West Midlands area. They meet every Wednesday at Warwick Road United Reformed Church.

  • Liverpool

    Our Liverpool choir meet every Wednesday at The Quaker Meeting House. They’ve been spreading joy through singing for 12 years.

  • London

    Our first choir was launched in London in 2008 has grown from strength to strength ever since! They meet on Monday evenings at St Pauls in West Hackney.

  • Sheffield

    Our newest choir launched in Sheffield in January 2025 expanding our reach into Yorkshire! They meet at Sheffield Cathedral where we work in partnership with The Archer Project, who provide support to people experiencing homelessness.

Who we are:

The Choir with No Name has been successfully running choirs for homeless and marginalised people since 2008. We currently run choirs in London, Brighton, Birmingham, Liverpool, Coventry, Cardiff and Sheffield.

We were founded on the premise that singing makes you feel good - it helps you to build confidence, skills and genuine, long lasting friendships.

What we do is simple: Like most community choirs, we meet once a week to have a cuppa and a catch up, and then sing together. We then sit down together for a hot meal afterwards.

Week to week we see our members grow – as singers, as musicians and as people; our choirs change lives, providing a safe space where members can rebuild their lives, experience the amazing benefits of communal singing and make genuine, lifelong friendships.

We all deserve to have a place we belong, where we can have fun and feel good about ourselves. Our choirs are that place.