Holiday music

Snohomish and Island counties

“Home for the Holidays”: City of Snohomish annual Christmas celebration, Nov. 26, Tim Noah and the Popcorn Players, caroling, performances by the Snohomish Eagle’s Pee Wee Drill Team, Snohomish Children’s Choir and the Snohomish School Band, downtown Snohomish; 360-568-2526, www.cityofsnohomish.com.

“A Bad Boys Christmas”: The Snohomish County Windjammers Christmas performance, 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 27, $10. First Presbyterian Church, 2938 Rockefeller Ave., Everett; 425-259-2383.

Holiday Magic: The Trolley Community Band, The Upbeats and The Silver Seas, 7 p.m. Dec. 3. Edmonds Church of God, 8224 220th SW, Edmonds; 425-745-9121.

“Underneath the Mistletoe”: Seattle Men’s Chorus annual holiday concert, 8 p.m. Dec. 4, $16.50 to $50. Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-257-8600.

“A Musical Journey for the Holidays”: Everett Chorale, Dec. 4 and 5. Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett; 425-257-8600 www.everettchorale.org.

Symphonic Choir concert: Student performance, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7, $7, $5 seniors, free for students. Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-640-1313.

Winter Sampler concert: Mountlake Terrace High School Music Department’s combined choirs and orchestras, 7 p.m. Dec. 7. MTHS Theater, 21801 44th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace; 425-471-3205.

Yuletide Baroque, 7 p.m. Dec. 10, $15, $12 students and seniors, Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood; 360-629-6110.

Jazz Ensemble 1: Mountlake Terrace High School presents Duke Ellington’s “Nutcracker,” 7 p.m. Dec. 10 and 11, $10, $7 students and seniors. MTHS Theater, 21801 44th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace; 425-471-3205.

Sno-King Community Chorale concert: Holiday performance, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11, $10, free for students. Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds; 425-640-1313.

Northwest Boychoir: “A Festival of Lessons &Carols,” 7 p.m. Dec. 12, $15, $10 students and seniors. Trinity Episcopal Church, 2301 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 206-528-0250.

Christmas Concert by the Sea: Sound Singers of Edmonds annual performance, 1 to 2 p.m. Dec. 14. South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds; 425-774-5555.

Gloria: Mountlake Terrace High School choirs, orchestras and community guest present Vivaldi’s “Gloria,” 7 p.m. Dec. 14, $5, $3 students and seniors. MTHS Theater, 21801 44th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace; 425-471-3205.

Bronn Journey: Annual Christmas concert, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 and 16, $15, $18 at the door. Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett; 425-257-6360.

Choral Arts: Christmas Treasures concerts, 8 p.m. Dec. 17, $10 to $20. Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196th St. SW, Lynnwood ; 877-404-2269, www.choral-arts.org.

Sacred Music Chorale: Christmas selections, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18, $10, $8 seniors and students. Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-379-2553, www.sacredmusicchorale.org.

Magical Strings: Annual Celtic Yuletide concert, ticket prices vary. 7 p.m. Dec. 20, Lopez Center, 204 Village Road, Lopez Island; 360-468-2203.

The Everett Symphony: “Night Before New Year’s Eve,” Dec. 30. Call for location, 425-257-8382, www.everettsymphony.org.

Seattle and beyond

Seattle Pacific University: Concert choir, symphonic wind ensemble and other musicians, 4 p.m. Nov. 28, $15 and $18. Benaroya Hall, 200 University, Seattle; 206-292-2787.

Magical Strings: Annual Celtic Yuletide concert, ticket prices vary. 3 p.m. Nov. 28, Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, 15343 25th Ave. NE, Shoreline, 206-417-4645; 2 p.m. Dec. 5, The Theater at Meydenbauer, 11100 NE Sixth St., Bellevue, 206-325-6500; 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11, St. John’s Episcopal Church, 114 20th Ave. SE, Olympia, www.magicalstrings.com; 3 p.m. Dec. 12, Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center, 10020 SE 256th St., Kent, 253-856-5050; 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17, First Baptist Church, 902 Market St., Tacoma, 253-857-3716; 7 p.m. Dec. 18, First Covenant Church, Bellevue and Pike Streets, Seattle, 253-857-3716; 3 p.m. Dec. 19, The Lincoln Theater, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon, 360-336-8955.

Bronn Journey: Annual Christmas concert, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2, Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland; 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18, Auburn Performing Arts Center, 700 E. Main, Auburn; 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20, The Village Theater, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah, 425-393-2202; 2 and 7 p.m. dec. 21, Central Kitsap Presbyterian Church, 9300 Nels Nelson Road NW, Bremerton; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 22, Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, 15343 25th Ave. NE, Shoreline; $15 advance, $18 at the door; 360-793-1610, www.bronnjourney.com.

Jazz Ensemble 1: Mountlake Terrace High School presents Duke Ellington’s “Nutcracker,” 3 to 5 p.m. Dec. 4, donations accepted. Third Place Commons, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park; 425-471-3205.

Seattle Choral Company: “Strike the Harp – Christmas music from America’s past,”2 and 8 p.m. Dec. 4, $10 to $24. Meany Theater, 15th Ave. NE and NE 40th St., Seattle.

Celtic Holiday concert, with Oran nan Car, Stanley and Kip Greenthal, Joel Bernstein, SRS Irish Dance Troupe, 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 4, $20, $12 GA, $10 students and seniors. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Drive NE, Kenmore; 425-602-3272.www.bastyr.edu.

Skagit Valley Chorale: “Heralding Christmas 2004,” 7 p.m. Dec. 4, 4 p.m. Dec. 5, $12, $10 seniors and students. Salem Lutheran Church, 2529 La Venture Road, Mount Vernon; 360-424-0695.

Choir of the Sound: Annual holiday concert, 3 and 7 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5, $18, $16 children and seniors. Shorecrest High School Performing Arts Center, 15343 25th Ave. NE, Shoreline; 206-528-9990. www.choirofthesound.org.

Northwest Chamber Chorus: Distler’s “Weihnachtsgeschichte,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, 3 p.m. Dec. 5 at Plymouth Congregational Church, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, $14 to $20; 206-523-1196, www.scn.org/northwestchamberchorus.

Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble: “This Night,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5, $18 to $20. St. James Cathedral, Seattle; 206-782-2899, www.opus7.org.

Seattle Pro Musica: “Northern Lights,” holiday music, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at Town Hall, 3 and 8 p.m. Dec. 11 at Bastyr University, $18, $21 at the door, $13 seniors, $16 seniors at the door, $10 students; 206-781-2766, www.seattlepromusica.org.

“Underneath the Mistletoe”: Seattle Men’s Chorus annual holiday concert, 8 p.m. Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 20, 2 p.m. Dec. 20, $16.50 to $50. Benaroya Hall, 200 University, Seattle; 206-323-2992.

Darren Motamedy, 8 p.m. Dec. 10. The Theatre at Meydenbauer, 11100 NE Sixth St., Seattle; 206-325-6500.

Northwest Chorale: “A Very Choral Christmas,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at Queen Anne Lutheran Church, 2400 Eighth St. W., Seattle; 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at First Presbyterian Church, Spring and Seventh Avenue, Seattle; 206-362-5731, www.nwchorale.org.

Northwest Boychoir: “A Festival of Lessons &Carols,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10, $15, $10 students and seniors, Mt. Baker Park Presbyterian Church, 3201 Hunter Blvd. S., Seattle; 8 p.m. Dec. 18, donations accepted, Town Hall 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle; 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19, $15, $10 students and seniors, Holy Rosary Church, 4139 42nd Ave. SW, Seattle; 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20, $20, $15 seniors, $10 students, St. Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E., Seattle; 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21, $15, $10 students and seniors, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 8398 NE 12th St., Medina; 7:30 p.m. Dec. 22, $25, $20 seniors, $15 students, Meany Hall, UW, Seattle; 206-528-0250.

“Strands of Gold”: The Cascadian Chorale holiday concert, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11. The Theatre at Meydenbauer, 11100 NE Sixth St., Seattle; 206-325-6500.

Mistletoe Magic: BYSO orchestral group and the BYSO Harp Ensemble, 2 p.m. Dec. 12. The Theatre at Meydenbauer, 11100 NE Sixth St., Seattle; 206-325-6500.

Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra, 3 p.m. Dec. 12, free. Wintergarden at Bellevue Place, Bellevue; 425-455-4171, www.bellevuephil.org.

Seattle SeaChordsmen Barbershop Chorus: With the Edmonds-Woodway High School group Ovation and the Sweet Adelines Internation group SoundDesign, 3 p.m. Dec. 12. McEachern Auditorium, MOHAI, 2700 24th Ave. E., Seattle; 206-774-7693.

Christmas concerts: Chanukah concert with What the Chelm!, 2 p.m. Dec. 12, Adoramus Carolers, 3 p.m. Dec. 19. Whatcom County Museum of History &Art: 121 Prospect St., Bellingham; 360-676-6981, www.whatcommuseum.org.

Andy Williams Christmas Show, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13, $39.50 to $59.50, McCaw Hall, Seattle; 206-628-0888.

Sacred Music Chorale: Christmas selections, 8 p.m. Dec. 17, Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, 8605 84th Ave. S., Mercer Island; 3:30 p.m. Dec. 19, Calvary Lutheran Church, 2415 S. 320th St., Federal Way; $10, $8 seniors and students; 425-379-2553, www.sacredmusicchorale.org.

Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Scarlatti’s Christmas Cantata, 8 p.m. Dec. 18, 3 p.m. Dec. 19, $34, $30 seniors, $10 students. Benaroya Hall, 200 University, Seattle; 206-322-3118.

Choral Arts: 8 p.m. Dec. 18 at Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, 7500 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle; 3 p.m. Dec. 19 at PLU’s Lagerquiest concert hall, 920 Wheeler St. S., Tacoma. $10 to $20. 877-404-2269, www.choral-arts.org.

The Tudor Choir and Players: “On Christmas Night: Six centuries of English holiday music,” 8 p.m. Dec. 18 at St. Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E., Seattle; 3 p.m. Dec. 19, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 8398 NE 12th, Medina; $25, $20 seniors, $15 students; 206-323-9415, www.tudorchoir.org.

Orchestra Seattle/Seattle Chamber Singers: Holiday concert and a sing-along to music by Kechley, Dec. 20, Meany Hall; 206-682-5208.

Trans Siberian Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 26, $28 to $43, Key Arena, Seattle; 206-628-0888.

Messiah

Snohomish and Island counties

The Everett Symphony: “Messiah Sing-along,” Dec. 19. Call for location, 425-257-8382, www.everettsymphony.org.

Seattle and beyond

Messiah sing/play along: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12, canned food donations accepted, St. John United Lutheran Church, 5515 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; 206-526-8443.

Bellevue Philharmonic, 7 p.m. Dec. 18, $34, @7.25 seniors, $12.25 students. First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue, 1717 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue; 206-325-6500, www.ticketwindowonline.com.

Messiah Sing-and-Play-Along: 35th annual, 7 p.m. Dec. 26, $10, 412 at the door, $8 seniors. University Unitarian, 6556 35th Ave. NE, Seattle; 206-525-8400.

Seattle Sings Messiah, 7 p.m. Dec. 28, $9.99 advance, $12 at the door, Town Hall, 1119 Eighth St., Seattle; 206-365-6500.