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About Rita MacNeil

With the inherent twinkle in her eye and crystalline distinctive voice, internationally famous singer/composer, Rita MacNeil, will cast her personal spell over the Christmas concert season. Rita MacNeil's Christmas, a live showcase of her endearing artistry, is certain to enhance your enjoyment of this most magical time of year.

Her personal sincere approach to the meaning and memories associated with the holiday festivities has become an annual fixture eagerly awaited by her fans from coast to coast.

Rita MacNeil's Christmas will showcase the much loved Canadian music personality in a classic Christmas performance that is bound to delight.

It is a wonderful way to celebrate the Christmas season.

You can also visit Rocklands Entertainment's website.

About The Perfect Wedding

A comedy/farce by Ron Hawdon.

On his wedding day, the prospective groom awakens in his hotel room to find an attractive, naked girl in bed with him. Through the fog of the previous night's stag, he can't remember meeting her before. The bride arrives to dress for the wedding and in the ensuing panic, the girl is hidden in the bathroom. The best man is persuaded to "claim" her as one of his "best man duties" but he gets confused and gets the chamber maid involved. Then the mother of the bride arrives along with the best man's girlfriend and...the crisis escalates!

You can also visit Domino Theatre's website.

About Franklin's Family Christmas Concert

Christmas is here, but Franklin is having trouble finding his Christmas spirit. "Where are all the presents?" he wonders. So Franklin's woodland friends decide to help him out by planning a party! Join Franklin and friends as they get into magical adventures with a dancing snowman, a wacky gingerbread cookie, and a trio of playful elves. Celebrate the holiday season with lots of audience participation, singing, dancing and the jolliest Christmas spirit ever!

About John McDermott

One of Canada's most cherished entertainers, John McDermott's heart-rending ballads and good humour have made him the most popular member of the renowned Irish Tenors and a favourite of audiences across the country.

About The Barra MacNeils

The Barra MacNeils — A Celtic Christmas is a musical potpourri of traditional MacNeil family favourites gleaned from Christmas ceilidhs, midnight masses and the general festive frolic that accompanies each holiday season. With their captivating vocals, distinctive harmonies and extraordinary musicianship, they inject new life and energy into the sights and sounds of Christmas, prompting the Halifax Daily News to call them "a treasure of the East Coast, rich with tradition and unmatched in ensemble performance"; and the Globe & Mail to call the recording on which this tour is based "one of the best five Christmas albums of all time!"

The six MacNeil siblings — Lucy, Ryan, Boyd, Stewart, Kyle and Sheumas combine on a vast array of instruments that include: accordian, guitar, piano, fiddle, bodhran, mandolin, banjo, Celtic harp, tin whistles, bouzouki, flute, uilleann pipes... all underpinned by the nimble fingered Jamie Gatti on bass. The result is a sound that is unmistakably The Barra MacNeils; one moment a rousing chorus, then a hauntingly beautiful Gaelic ballad, the next a flurry of foot-stomping instrumentals, which of course pulls one then another into a step-dancing revelry. For a delightful seasonal celebration, don't miss A Celtic Christmas with the Barra MacNeils!

You can also visit Shantero Productions's website.

About The Abrams Brothers

As more and more Disney fledglings and aspiring pop princesses dominate the emerging young artist scene, the focal point in music shifts farther and farther away from the actual music: we see glitter and glamour replace originality and creativity, we see terms like "musicianship" and "virtuoso" become obsolete and we see the profession of performer transform into a mere placeholder for celebrity.

However, with the release of Blue on Brown, The Abrams Brothers — John, 18, James, 15, and cousin Elijah, 18 — will bring the focus back to the music and represent young musicians as they should be: as artists. And what better way to do so than with a tribute album to the folk legends who epitomize the artistry of musical performers?

"I was standing backstage one night somewhere in Canada preparing for a show — I heard some people playing — the harmonies caught me first — then the instrumentals kicked in — at some point I realized they were singing MY stuff — that NEVER happens — they were young — way too young to be playing this good." — Arlo Guthrie

You can also visit Limestone Learning Foundation's website.

About Candlelight Christmas

Glen Fast, Conductor
Erica Warder, Soprano
(Queen's University Concerto/Aria Competition Winner)

Join us for a Christmas concert by candlelight with music from centuries ago. Treat yourself and your family to a gift of glorious music!

Join us for a Christmas concert by candlelight with music from centuries ago. Also featuring Queen's University Concerto/Aria Competition Winner Erica Warder, soprano. Treat yourself and your family to a gift of glorious music!

More information can be found at www.kingstonsymphony.on.ca. Kingston Symphony

You can also visit The Kingston Symphony's website.

About Snowdrops For Katya

A Russian Fairy Tale about a stubborn and proud princess who defies the laws of nature and sends the country scrambling for Snowdrops in the middle of winter. The problem is Snowdrops are a flower that heralds the first days of Spring. A basket of gold for the person that finds those snowdrops.

A poor peasant girl named Katya is sent out into the bitter cold by her greedy stepmother to find these snowdrops. A story of redemption and forgiveness.

A Holiday Treat for the Whole Family!

Written by Charles Robertson
Music and Lyrics by Michael K Myers

You can also visit Bottle Tree Productions's website.

About Ballet Jörgen Canada

This holiday season, Ballet Jörgen Canada treats Kingston with an all new, unforgettable GROUP OF SEVEN NUTCRACKER. You'll thrill to one of this country's most respected companies dancing to the music you love to hear in the timeless holiday classic — with a truly Canadian touch. Embark on a grand journey through our northern landscapes filled with snowflakes, trilliums, loons, chipmunks and other creatures of the woods, as Ballet Jörgen Canada's new Group of Seven Nutcracker brings out the sparkle, magic, and warmth of the holiday season in a spectacularly Canadian setting.

Ballet Jörgen Canada, in collaboration with the McMichael Canadian Art Collection highlights Group of Seven paintings in a national treasure destined to warm the hearts of young and old alike. Choreographed by Bengt Jörgen, the Group of Seven Nutcracker features as a backdrop works by Franklin Carmichael, Tom Tomson and L.L Fitgerald, with a cast of specially selected young Kingston dancers as extras.

You can also visit Ballet Jörgen Canada's website.