Christmas in Fairfax

The concert: 
Make our tradition, your tradition. Join the City of Fairfax Band and the Fairfax Choral Society in a glorious selection of seasonal favorites for the band’s annual free holiday concert. John Lyon returns in a heartwarming telling of the classic poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. And Santa Claus will make a guest appearance, especially for the children.

Program:

• The Polar Express, Silvestri & Ballard, arr. Brubaker
• Roses de Noel, Waldteufel, arr. Brubaker
• Star Carol, John Rutter, arr. Brubaker
• Welcome All Wonders, Crenshaw & Dirksen
• Greensleeves, Traditional
• 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Long
• Introduction, March & Shepherd's Dance, Menotti, arr. Erickson
• The Nativity Paintings, dello Joio
• Symphonic Prelude on Adeste Fidelis, Smith
• Troika from Lieutenant Kije Suite, Prokofiev, arr. Gallagher
• Fantasy on Coventry Carol, 15th Century Traditional, arr. Brubaker

Bring a non-perishable food item to donate to Food for Others—feeding families in Northern Virginia.

Concert Sponsor: the Gingrich Foundation

All tickets for the concert have been distributed. Ticketholders are asked to arrive by 6:45 pm to claim their seats. Any unclaimed seats will be released at 6:45 to those in the waiting line.

--Fairfax Band website