While Santa may still be working with his elves to load up his sleigh, you can relax and enjoy a Christmas Eve celebration at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Gather up your friends and family and go hear L.A.’s biggest holiday show, now in its 66th year, which features more than 20 choirs, music ensembles and dance troupes from all over the city. This year’s lineup includes returning favorites Ballet Folklórico de Esperanza, Bob Baker Marionette Theater, Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea and Reverb Tap Company, who’ll be joined by, for the first time, the 65-year-old Angeles Chorale, among other newcomers. The free three-hour show celebrates L.A.’s multicultural observation of the holidays and hosts everything from traditional Korean dance to West African drumming to klezmer rock.
The performance runs from 3 to 6pm. Note: Free advance tickets are recommended to ensure early seating—tickets will be released daily from December 16 to 20. Ticketholders must arrive and be seated by 2:45pm. Parking at the Dorothy Chandler is also free.
Those who still have last-minute holiday responsibilities to attend to can watch a livestream of the concert on pbssocal.org or PBS SoCal.