Christmas Music and Performances in El Paso, Texas
CHRISTMAS MUSIC:
December 1, 2008 Idols in Concert for the Holidays: Four "American Idol" Top 10 finalists from Seasons 1-5 will perform in this holiday musical extravaganza. Diana Degarmo, Chikezie Eze, Kimberly Locke and David Hernandez. are scheduled to perform. 7:30 PM The Plaza Theatre, 125 Pioneer Plaza. Tickets $27-$47 Box Office: 915-231-1111 Ticketmaster 915-544-8444
December 2, 2008 UTEP Department of Music Holiday Concert: This annual holiday concert is presented by The University Choirs and Wind Symphony. 7:30 PM Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. Tickets $5 ($3 military, $5 non-UTEP students, children are free; UTEP faculty, staff and students with ID admitted free) Information: 915- 747-5606.
December 5-7, 2008 El Paso Choral Society Chamber Choir 8 PM Friday and Saturday; 2:30 PM Sunday. (El Paso Choral Society Girls and Children Choirs perform at 2:30 p.m. Saturday), Trinity-First United Methodist Church, 801 N. Mesa Information: 833-0263.
December 5-7, 2008 Navidad de Las Luminarias This annual Bruce Nehring Consort of sacred Christmas music is presented by The Chapel at Loretto Academy. Chapel of Loretto, 1400 Hardaway at Trowbridge. 7:30 PM Friday; 2, 5, 8 PM Saturday: 2:30, 5, 8 PM Sunday. Tickets: $15 ($10 senior/military; $5 students). Information: 915-534-7664.
December 6, 2008 Flying J Wranglers Christmas Show- . Showtime El Paso presents, from Ruidoso, NM, the Flying J Wranglers and their Cowboy Christmas Show. Seasonal favorites get a Western makeover as well as performances of original and contemporary Christmas music. 2:30 PM Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets $20 (available at the door). Information: 915-544-202.
December 7, 2008 Border Chorders Christmas Concert El Paso Border Chorders and Sun Gold Sweet Adelines choruses present the annual family Christmas concert of barbershop-style a capella harmony. Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Tickets $5 at the door. Information: 915-203-2487.
December 8-17, 2008 Sounds of the Holidays Holiday entertainment is offered 5 - 5:45 PM weekdays, San Jacinto Plaza, Downtown El Paso. Information: 541-4331.
December 12, 2008 The Woodwinds El Paso Wind Symphony perform beautiful holiday music 7:30 PM UTEP's Magoffin Auditorium. Tickets: $12.50 ($7.50 students, military and seniors). Information: 915-760-5599.
December 13-14, 2008 Living Christmas TreeThese are the 44th annual Christmas concerts at First Baptist Church. Saturday 4 PM 7:30 PM Sunday 5 PM First Baptist Church, 805 Montana. Tickets: $3 (purchase in the church office Monday-Friday). Doors open one hour prior to each performance. Get tickets early!. Information: 533-1465.
December 14, 2008 A Holiday Afternoon with the El Paso Symphony Orchestra A holiday benefit performance for the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation. 2 PM The Plaza Theatre, 125 Pioneer Plaza. Tickets $20 Ticketmaster 915-544-8444 Information: 534-0689
December 17, 2008 62nd U.S. Army Band - This annual concert features the sounds of the season 7 to 9 PM Plaza Theatre, 125 Pioneer Plaza. Admission is free, but first come, first served (Tickets to reserve seating at Public Affairs Office, building 15, Slater Road, Fort Bliss) Information: 568-6056 or 568-7001.
CHRISTMAS THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES:
December 5, 2008 Navidad on the Border This is an annual tribute to the the area's traditional Christmas customs. 2 PM Chamizal National Memorial Theatre. Presented by Que Bonita Familia and the El Paso Community College Senior Adult Program. Admission is free. Information: 915-831-2701.
December 12-14; 19-21, 2008 The Deliverer This live action, singing, dancing, and panoramic production celebrates the most treasured stories of the Bible and the events leading up to the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ. Fridays 7:30 PM; Saturdays 2:30 PM 7:30 PM Sunday Dec 14 2:30 PM only; Sunday Dec 21 2:30 PM 7:30 PM Tickets available at Cielo Vista Church Ticket Window Information: 915-595-0288
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December 14, 2008 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols The Chancel Choir and soloists feature traditional Christmas scripture readings, special music and caroling. 7 PM. Western Hills United Methodist Church, 524 Thunderbird. Admission is free. Information: 915-584-2133
December 14-20, 2008 A Christmas Carol : Charles Gorden's adaptation of Charles Dickens's Christmas classic . This Christmas play is geared toward the whole family. as it presents the story of miser Ebenezer Scrooge's Christmas Eve redemption. 8 PM Thursday through Saturday; 2:30 PM Sunday. UTEP's Wise Family Theatre. Tickets: $8-$12. Information: 915-747-5118 or 915-747-5146.
December 19-21, 2008
The UTEP Holiday Spectacular: UTEP Dinner Theatre's new El Paso holiday family tradition includes a trip down memory lane with singing, music and dancing from the 1940s to today. 7:30 PM Friday and Saturday; 2:30 PM Sunday. Magoffin Auditorium. Tickets $10-25. Information: 915-747-6060.
December 26, 2008 Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker: The whole family will enjoy this fairytale-like story and performance of Russian classical ballet with its elaborate costumes and fabulous sets. 3 PM 7 PM The Plaza Theatre, 125 Pioneer Plaza, Tickets: $23.50- $63.50 Ticketmaster Information: 915-534-0689
Scrooge is sure to be far from El Paso with all the holiday singing, dancing and performing around the city! Get out, enjoy the festivity and have a wonder-filled Christmas!
Sources:
Cielo Vista Church, Cielo Vista Church Homepage
First Baptist Church First Baptist Church Homepage
Jam Theatricals, Idols in Concert for the Holidays
EPScene Magazine, Coming Events December 2008
The Plaza Theatre, Upcoming Plaza Theater Events
The Bruce Nehring Consort, The 15th Season
ScottsHelper, Christmas in the Air, Wanderings From Home
Moscow Ballet, The Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker
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