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A Marion Christmas
Join us for "A Marion Christmas: There Is No Rose of Such Virtue." Presented by Sarah Taylor, Lauren Clay, Claudia Kessel, Brian Blair, and JanEl Will.
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Chamber Concert - York River Concert Band
Come to this beautiful 18th-century worship center and enjoy a candlelit concert by the York River Concert Band from Hampton Roads directed by Jeff Haney.
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Christmas Clarinet Ensemble Concert
Enjoy a holiday concert presented by the Richmond Clarinet Choir, directed by Anne Coldiron.
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Christmas Organ Recital & Carol Sing
See this elegant 300-year-old worship space and enjoy a Christmas organ recital and carol sing presented by Rebecca Davy, Music Director at Bruton Parish Church.
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Christmas Organ Recital - John Palmer
John Palmer, organist from Nashville, Tennessee presents a Christmas organ recital in this 300-year-old worship center.
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Evening Program: Capitol Concert
Celebrate the joys of holiday music with this 18th-century concert by the Governor's Musick Ensemble.
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Evening Program: Christmastide at the Courthouse
Join musicians Brian Forsman & Bill Weldon for the best dance tunes and songs of Christmastide.
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Evening Program: Palace Concert
Colonial Williamsburg's early music ensemble, the Governor's Musick, offers an elegant evening of holiday chamber music.
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Event: A Big Band Christmas
Swing your way into the holidays with the great big band sound of the Williamsburg Classic Swing Orchestra in their 14th annual performance.
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Event: A Crooner's Christmas
Good Shot Judy pays tribute to the Classic Christmas Crooner Hits!
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Event: A Hard Day's Night
Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV show.
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Event: A Kilted Christmas with Eireann's Call
A delightful holiday journey through Celtic lands and traditions.
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Event: Bobby BlackHat Blues Spectacular
Join Bobby BlackHat on New Year’s Eve for an evening of Toe Tappin’, Finger Poppin’, Hip Shakin’ Blues!
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Event: Christmas Dreams – Institute for Dance
It's Christmas in Williamsburg, and Janie Sparkle wants just one thing this Christmas: for all her wishes to come true! Join iDance for this local holiday tradition.
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Event: Crystal Carols
Dean Shostak returns to the Kimball Theatre with his popular holiday show on glass armonica, glass violin, and crystal handbells. Featured on PBS, CNN, and The History Channel.
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Event: Holiday Pops - Williamsburg Symphony
Ring in the season with The Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Michael Butterman, featuring tenor John Riesen. Tickets at www.williamsburgsymphony.org.
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Event: White Christmas
A successful song-and-dance team becomes romantically involved with a sister act and teams up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
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Happy Hogmanay! A Scottish New Year's Concert
Happy Hogmanay! Enjoy a Scottish New Year's concert of music, story, and dance presented by David Gardner, Eliza Gardner, and Shelton Browder.
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Historic Organ Recital - Norman Elton
Norman Elton, organist at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, gives a recital on the Historic English Chamber Organ, one of Colonial Williamsburg's 18th-century instruments.
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Historic Organ Recital - Rebecca Davy
Rebecca Davy, Music Director at Bruton Parish Church, gives a recital on the Historic English Chamber Organ, one of Colonial Williamsburg's 18th-century instruments.
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Historic Organ Recital - Sarah Bland
Sarah Bland, organist at Hickory Neck Episcopal Church, gives a recital on the Historic English Chamber Organ, one of Colonial Williamsburg's 18th-century instruments.
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Historic Organ Recital with Thomas Marshall
Enjoy this Historic Organ Recital in the Wren Chapel at the College of William & Mary performed by Thomas Marshall, organist at Williamsburg United Methodist Church.
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Holiday Choral Concert - Manassas Chorale
Enjoy the blend of voices as the Manassas Chorale from Northern Virginia, directed by Becky Verner presents a Holiday Concert.
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Holiday Choral Concert - New Dominion Choraliers
Enjoy a holiday concert by the New Dominion Choraliers Community Choir from Prince William County, Virginia, directed by Katherine Nelson-Tracey.
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Holiday Choral Concert - One Accord Choir
Enjoy the blended voices of One Accord Choir from First Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, directed by Philip Mitchell, as they present a holiday concert.
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Holiday Choral Concert: Bruton Parish Choirs & Orchestra
Join us as the Bruton Parish Choirs & Orchestra, directed by Rebecca Davy, present a holiday choral concert.
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Holiday Concert - Tabernacle Baptist Church
Celebrate the holiday season with a concert by the Tabernacle Baptist Church Choir from Richmond, Virginia, directed by Judy Fiske.
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Holiday Handbell & Organ Concert
Enjoy this concert presented by the Bruton Parish Tarpley Ringers directed by Rebecca Davy and accompanied by JanEl Will on the organ.
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Holiday Handbell Concert
Enjoy the sound of handbells in a concert by the First Presbyterian Church Handbell Choir from Goldsboro, North Carolina under the direction of Chris Watkins.
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Holiday Youth Choral & Strings Concert
Enjoy this holiday choral and strings concert by Soli Deo & Young Musicians of Virginia, directed by Karla Robinson & Sarah Umlauf.
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Music: A Charles Dickens Christmas
Gabe Stone, Mark Nixon, and David Gardner present a holiday show featuring readings from various Charles Dickens' writings paired with Victorian Christmas carols.
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Music: American Folk Hymns for Christmas
Join Kelly Kennedy and John Turner as they invite you to sing and shout along in this engaging program that explores music from the pulpit to the prairie.
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Music: Brass Ensemble
In this concert, the brass ensemble's bold and festive tunes kick off the season on December 3 and give a lively send-off into 2024 on December 31.
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Music: Breaking Up Christmas
Dance tunes and songs that create a musical portrait of Virginia from the days of English country dances to the rise of country music in the Appalachian hills and hollows.
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Music: Christmas Music through the Ages
In this concert, Timothy Seaman revels and rejoices with reverence on hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, flutes and whistles, and more.
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Music: Fife & Drum
Watch and listen to the Fifes and Drums as they demonstrate the music and drill of various military ceremonies from an 18th-century soldier's working day.
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Music: Fife & Drum March
The Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums, representing military field musicians, march from the Capitol to the Palace Green.
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Music: For the Holidays!
Enjoy the celebration of the Christmas holidays with the sounds of traditional, spirituals, gospel, and contemporary music.
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Music: Four Centuries of Virginia's Holiday Music
Join Henley Fork and special guest Lee Welch for a celebration of the music of the Christmas season from the time of Jamestown through the twentieth century.
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Music: Governor's Musick at the Art Museums
Join members of the Governor’s Musick for musical entertainments enjoyed during Christmastide in the 18th century.
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Music: Green Grow'th the Holly
Join Lynn and Barry Trott to enjoy music for the winter season from the late 16th through the 17th centuries on the lute, cittern, viols, hurdy-gurdy, recorders, violin, and voice.
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Music: Hogmanay! The Scotsman’s Greatest Day!
Join John Turner and Kelly Kennedy as they joyfully celebrate the Scottish New Year with traditional songs, tunes, toasts, traditions, and Caledonian nonsense!
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Music: Jolly Old St. Nicholas
Celebrate that jolly old elf and discover worldwide traditions with Gabe Stone and David Gardner through tunes and stories about the star of the Christmas gift-giving season.
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Music: Now Christmas Comes
In this concert, join Bill Weldon to celebrate the music from Christmastides Past.
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Music: Nowell Sing We Clear
Join Lynn and Barry Trott in this concert to sing along with favorite English and American carols from the 17th to the 19th centuries.
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Music: One Street Over
Join One Street Over, a four-piece traditional Irish band that combines the sounds of flute, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, cello, banjo, and bodhran into foot-tapping melodies.
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Music: Phillis Wheatley and the Music of Freedom
Join the Governor’s Musick in a musical exploration of the paradox of freedom as seen through the poetry of Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved person and well-known poet.
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Music: Profound Joy
In this concert, Timothy Seaman celebrates the wonder of the holiday season with early American and worldwide melodies and new compositions.
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Music: The Art of Fifing & Drumming
Join the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes & Drums as they demonstrate the many musical tasks and ceremonies that occurred throughout a revolutionary soldier's day.
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Music: The Colonial Christmas Jukebox
In this concert, ring in the holidays with Brian Forsman and Bill Weldon as they play and sing the popular tunes and seasonal carols of Christmastides past.
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Music: Wassail, Wassail All Over the Town
In this concert, join Lee Welch and Barry Trott for traditional tunes and tales that celebrate winter and the spirit of the colonial holiday season.
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Music: William and Mary Early Music Ensemble
In this concert, join William and Mary's Early American Music Ensemble to enjoy tunes of the Christmastide seasons of old.
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Nine Lessons & Carols
Get ready for the New Year with Lessons and Carols by the Bruton Parish Choirs directed by Rebecca Davy and accompanied by JanEl Will on Organ.
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On Screen Captions: A Hard Day's Night
Captions will be displayed on the big screen for this select showing of "A Hard Day's Night."
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On Screen Captions: White Christmas
Captions will be displayed on the big screen for this select showing of "White Christmas."
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Performance: A Holiday Medley
A Holiday Medley brings the warmth and joy of holiday traditions, telling the tale of winter in Williamsburg over 250 years.
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Performance: Entertainments at the Play House
Jug Broke Theatre Co. members discuss and demonstrate the 18th-century theatre world as it pertains to Williamsburg, both past and present.
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Songs of Christmas
Celebrate the holiday season with a candlelight concert. Enjoy "Songs of Christmas" presented by The Voice Studio of Chris Mooney and organist Rebecca Davy.
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Special Event: Artful Winter Evenings
Celebrate the holidays in this magical after-hours event at the Art Museums.
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Special Event: Community Christmas Tree Lighting
Join us for our annual Community Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, co-sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg. Festivities begin at 5:00 p.m. in front of the Courthouse.
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Special Event: Holiday Handbell Concert
Enjoy the ethereal sounds of holiday music played by combined Handbell ensembles from Bruton Parish and First Baptist Church.
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Special Event: The Gonzales Sisters
Usher in the holiday season with the musical stylings of the Gonzales Sisters, classical cellist and violinist.
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Special Event: The Magic of Christmas
This holiday show features mesmerizing magic by renowned stage magician William the Conjuror and a live band of strings, brass, reeds, and drums providing the sounds of the season.
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Special Event: The William and Mary Accidentals
Enjoy a cappella arrangements of holiday standards and crowd favorites that the W&M Accidentals love to share with the Williamsburg Community, on and off campus.
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Special Event: Williamsburg Symphony
The Williamsburg Symphony's brass quartet heralds in the spirit of the season.
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