Listening to Spotify Christmas playlists is great, but there are better ways to check out holiday music in Seattle this month. Whether you’re in the mood for classical, jazz, pop, or “blackened sludge,” we’ve got you covered with these 12 concerts (plus two DJ nights) from our Winter Holidays calendar.
CLASSICAL
DEC 10
Pacific MusicWorks present Messiah
Soloists will be embedded in the choir for this “revolutionary approach” to Handel’s beloved and iconic Messiah, in an homage to his original staging. (Plus, here are even more chances to hear Messiah.)
DEC 11
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Northwest Boychoir, in collaboration with Vocalpoint! Seattle, present the story of the Nativity told through reading, choral setting and audience carols.
DEC 12
Magical Strings Celtic Yuletide Concert
Celebrate the holidays, Celtic-style, at Town Hall, with Celtic harps, hammered dulcimers, violins, cello, concertina, percussion, and other instruments and Jocelyn Pettit’s “lively fiddling.”
