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The Emmy® Award-winning 55th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration – your L.A. tradition! Music ensembles, choirs and dance companies from the many neighborhoods and cultures of the region celebrate the season during this free, three-hour holiday show that is perfect for the whole family. And, for the first time, this beloved program will be broadcast on PBS SoCaL, the PBS station for Greater Los Angeles. New to the show this year are the all female, Latin Grammy-nominated music group Trio Ellas; Verizon Wireless How Sweet the Sound regional finalist Greater LA Cathedral Choir; Western Standard Time, a 20-piece Jamaican jazz ...Read More
The Emmy® Award-winning 55th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration – your L.A. tradition! Music ensembles, choirs and dance companies from the many neighborhoods and cultures of the region celebrate the season during this free, three-hour holiday show that is perfect for the whole family. And, for the first time, this beloved program will be broadcast on PBS SoCaL, the PBS station for Greater Los Angeles. New to the show this year are the all female, Latin Grammy-nominated music group Trio Ellas; Verizon Wireless How Sweet the Sound regional finalist Greater LA Cathedral Choir; Western Standard Time, a 20-piece Jamaican jazz big band, performing holiday classics with a ska twist; and Latin/jazz fusion ensemble Buyepongo, presenting cumbia infused holiday music. Dance highlights include Los Angeles Ballet, performing the “Arabian dance” from The Nutcracker; JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble, returning with a new piece inspired by Hebrew and Arabic melodies; and Hālau Keali`i O Nālanis, who perform traditional Hawaiian dance to Grammy Award®-winner Daniel Ho’s “Soon It Will Be Christmas.” Spreading holiday cheer are choral groups Palmdale High School Choral Union; Salvation Army Tabernacle Children’s Chorus; Young Angels Choir, performing a traditional Korean folk song; and more. Watch it live on PBS SoCaL and pbssocal.org from 3-6 p.m. and again from 9 p.m. - midnight. See it free at The Music Center, 3-6 p.m. Stream it live at www.kcet.org. Dec 24; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, 90012; FREE; Information hotline: (213) 972-3099 or www.HolidayCelebration.org
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