The We Are Huntsville Holiday Guide 2022 is sponsored by Burritt on the Mountain!
From Scrooge to the Sugarplum Fairy, be entertained by these holiday performances and concerts in Huntsville, AL!
Theatre Huntsville presents A Christmas Story
- Dates: Nov. 11 – 29
- Location: VBC Playhouse
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Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. All the elements from the beloved motion picture are here, including the family’s temperamental exploding furnace; Scut Farkas, the school bully; the boys’ experiment with a wet tongue on a cold lamppost; the Little Orphan Annie decoder pin; Ralphie’s father winning a lamp shaped like a woman’s leg in a net stocking; Ralphie’s fantasy scenarios and more.
Recommended for all ages.
Dance Theatre of Huntsville’s “The Gift”
- Date and Time: Nov. 12, 6 pm
- Location: Lee High School Main Stage Theater
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A glorious gospel story of the Nativity.
Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
- Date and Time: Nov. 25, 6 pm
- Location: Mark C. Smith Concert Hall
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The story of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins’ famous impromptu session at Sun Records now has a holiday twist! Million Dollar Quartet Christmas springs to life with nostalgia, humor and electrifying Christmas songs performed by an uber-talented cast. This exciting follow-up to the Tony Award®-winning musical also features great chart-topping hits, including Ring of Fire, Don’t Be Cruel, Blue Suede Shoes and Great Balls of Fire.
Merrimack HallMARK Thanksgiving Parody
- Dates: Nov. 14, 7 pm
- Location: Dream Theatre
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Merrimack Hall presents an original show written, performed, and executed by their students with special needs. Cast includes students ranging in age from 3-65! Dancing, singing, jokes, and more! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you won’t regret it!
A Christmas Carol
- Dates: Dec. 2 – 4, 9- 11
- Location: VBC Playhouse
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Huntsville’s most beloved family holiday tradition returns to the Fantasy Playhouse stage for the 33rd year this December! Take a trip in time through the past, present, and future with the miserly Mr. Scrooge, three Christmas Spirits, and all the whimsical characters of London town. With more theater magic than ever before, this Charles Dickens classic will delight all ages as an inspiration to keep Christmas in our hearts all year long. Suitable for ages 6 and up.
Holiday Portraits: Concert by the Huntsville Concert Band
- Date and Time: Dec. 6, 7:30 pm
- Location: Latham UMC
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The Huntsville Concert Band invites you to our annual concert of festive music for the holiday season. Admission is free and no tickets are required.
Holiday Postcards from Around the World
- Dates: Friday, Dec. 2 at Faith Presbyterian Church at 7 pm, and Sunday, Dec. 4 at Monte Sano Methodist Church 3 pm
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You are invited to celebrate with us the holiday season with Holiday Postcards from Around the World concert offered by the Huntsville Master Chorale. Carols from Africa, Sweden, France, Latin American ad English carols.
The Living Christmas Tree
- Location: First Baptist Church Huntsville
- Dates and times:
- Thursday, December 15, 7:30 pm
- Friday, December 16, 7:30 pm
- “A Tree for the Children” Saturday, December 17, 11 am
- Saturday, December 17, 4:30 pm
- Saturday, December 17, 7:30 pm
- “Abridged presentation with highlights from this year’s Tree” Sunday, December 18, 3 pm
- Sunday, December 18, 5:30 pm
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The Nutcracker
- Dates: Dec. 9 – 11
- Location: VBC Mark C. Smith Concert Hall
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The Huntsville Ballet Company celebrates the 2022/2023 season with the 53rd annual production of The Nutcracker. This Holiday classic is a favorite Huntsville tradition. This enchanting story comes to life with Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, masterful choreography, enchanting scenic designs, brilliant lighting, and stunningly crafted costumes.
Huntsville Community Chorus Songs of the Season
- Date and Time: Dec.10, 3 pm
- Location: Randolph Thurber Arts Center
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HCCA choirs will be singing music about this joyous season – music that is old and new being sung by our children, teens, and adults. Plus, a special appearance by the Albert Lane 2022 Scholarship winner and more. You don’t want to miss this concert, so purchase your tickets now! Bring your jingle bells and enjoy!
Christmas Concert at the Downtown Huntsville Library
- Date and Time: Dec.10, 6:30 pm
- Location: Downtown Library, 3rd Floor Event Space
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Rocket City Jazz Orchestra returns for the eleventh time to spend a warm holiday evening at the library with a mix of new and classic Christmas songs!
Sanders Family Christmas
- Dates: Dec.14 – 18
- Times: Dec. 14 – 17 at 7 pm, Dec. 17 – 18 at 2:30 pm
- Location: Burritt on the Mountain
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The Sanders Family is back at Burritt this December. Southern Rogue Theatre Company and Burritt on the Mountain pair together to bring this hilarious musical favorite to the community. Conceived by Alan Bailey and penned by Connie Ray, this famous sequel of Smoke on the Mountain returns to the Old Country Church at Burritt on the Mountain.
We’ll return to Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, on Christmas Eve of 1941. Reverend Oglethorpe has invited the Sanders to the Baptist Church to sing and witness, thereby getting the congregation into the down-home holiday spirit before the boys, including one of the Sanders’ own, ship off to World War II. The congregation will hear more than two-dozen Christmas carols, many of them vintage hymns, and hilarious yuletide stories from the more or less devout Sanders family members. The play is set in a church which makes the Old Country Church the perfect venue.
Trombone Christmas
- Date and Time: Dec.17, 10 am
- Location: Stovehouse
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The 4th Annual Trombone Christmas will bring the sounds of dozens of trombones playing jolly Christmas music to get you into the spirit of the season! Trust us, you will be astonished at how wonderful the music will be!
The Nutcracker: A Yuletide Ballet
- Dates and times:
- Friday, December 2, at 7 pm
- Saturday, December 3 at 2 pm
- Saturday, December 3, at 7 pm
- Sunday, December 4, at 2 pm
- Location: Lee High School Auditorium
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Holiday Dreams, A Spectacular Holiday Cirque!
Dates: Dec. 18, 7pm
Location: Mark C. Smith Concert Hall
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Holiday Dreams , A Spectacular Holiday Cirque! is a ground-breaking holiday show that incorporates acrobats, aerialists, comedians, daredevils and award-winning specialty acts performing incredible feats using the latest in visual and technological “magic” such as holograms, projection mapping and interactive lasers. Created with the mission that it must appeal to children and grown-ups alike, the show is a tour-de-force that includes music, dance, comedy and a lovable and funny story—all wrapped up in a Holiday theme!
Joy To The World! By Jenny Oaks Baker & Family Four ft. Alex Sharpe
- Dates: Dec. 22, 7 pm
- Location: Mark C. Smith Concert Hall
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Celebrate Christmas with Jenny Oaks Baker & her talented children, musical group Family Four as they present an inspiring Christmas show of sacred, exhilarating and beloved Christmas Carols featuring Irish Soprano Alex Sharpe, formerly of Celtic Woman. With music by Kurt Bestor, narration by Jason F. Wright, dancing by The Dance Company and Southern Irish Dance, as well as The Tennessee Valley Interfaith Choir joining Jenny and Family Four, this show promises to usher in an uplifting and celebratory spirit to your Christmas Season!
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
- Date: Dec. 28, 5:30 pm
- Mark C. Smith Concert Hall
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Grammy Award winner Chip Davis has created a show that features Mannheim Steamroller Christmas classics in the distinctive Mannheim sound. The program celebrates the group’s recent anniversary of 35 years since the first Christmas album and includes dazzling multimedia effects performed in an intimate setting. Experience the magic as the spirit of the season comes alive with the signature sound of Mannheim Steamroller.
Looking for even more Christmas fun? Visit our Huntsville Holiday Guide 2022!
