The annual tradition returns! Celebrate the holiday season with family and friends as you gather to hear your favourite carols and Christmas music sung by special guest soloists and performed live by the VSO. Beloved host Christopher Gaze will delight you with his characteristic antics and storytelling. A festive treat for all!

TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS CONCERTS ENDOWED BY SHEAHAN AND GERALD McGAVIN, CM, OBC

Approx. 90 Minute Performance

Program

Anderson

Christmas Festival

Rimsky-Korsakov

Christmas Eve Suite: Polonaise

Humperdinck

Hansel and Gretel: Prelude to Act I

Humperdinck

Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer & Dream Pantomime

Adam (arr. Luck)

O Holy Night

Willcocks

Five Christmas Carols: The First Noel

Tchaikovsky

Nutcracker Suite No. 1, Op. 71a (Overture, Danse des mirlitons, Trepak)

John Williams

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Suite for Orchestra

Berlin

White Christmas

Willcocks

Five Christmas Carols:
O Come All Ye Faithful, Hark!
The Herald Angels Sing

Anderson

Sleigh Ride