We hope you are having a warm and joyous holiday season! To make your spirits bright, check out our upcoming holiday programming and fascinating deep dives on your favorite classical holiday masterpieces.
Holiday Programming
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Eve Carolfest (12 p.m. - 5 p.m.)
- A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge (5 p.m.)
- Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker (7 p.m.)
- Christmas Through the Centuries (9 p.m.)
- Christmas Day
- Christmas Day Carolfest (6 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
- Handel’s Messiah (3 p.m.)
- Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (9 p.m.)
Handel's Messiah on NSO Showcase
Enjoy these interviews exploring Messiah
Matthew Robertson of The Thirteen speaks about performing Messiah
Nicole Lacroix speaks with Charles King, author of Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel's Messiah, about the better-than-fiction story of how Messiah came to be written
Holiday Blogs
A Guide to Holiday Classics
A Playlist for Hanukkah
A Quick Guide to Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Christmas at the Opera: It’s More than Just the Manger
I'm Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas: A Look at Holiday Favorites by Jewish Composers and Lyricists
A French Christmas Gem: Charpentier's Messe de Minuit pour Noel
Explore Holiday Favorites on the Classical Breakdown Podcast
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