Popping With the Sounds of Holiday Cheer
There's no need to travel outside New Hampshire for first-rate holiday pops symphony and choral performances. Here's the schedule for 2025
There’s no need to travel outside New Hampshire for first-rate holiday pops symphony and choral performances.
Here are some of our favorite picks for the 2025 holiday season.
The Boston Pops perform at Manchester’s SNHU Arena on December 10.
Greater Keene Pops Choir
The Greater Keene Pops Choir is a unique performing ensemble that sings popular American music in all its many styles, and will perform their holiday concert, An Afternoon of Holiday Pops with special guest, Monadnock Blend
What: Holiday Pops
When: December 14 at 3 p.m.
Where: St. James Episcopal Church
44 West St., Keene
Tickets: $15
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Symphony NH
Join Symphony NH for Jingle Brass and Holiday Pops
What: Jingle Brass
When: December 6 at 3 p.m.
Where: Bank of New Hampshire State, 16 South Main St. Concord
What; Holiday Pops
When: December 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Keefe Center for the Arts, 117 Elm St., Nashua
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The NH Phil
Everyone looks forward to this concert! Great for young and old to get into the holiday spirit, with sing-alongs and many holiday favorites.
What: Holiday Pops
When: December 20-21
Where: Seifert Preforming Arts Center
44 Geremonty Dr., Salem
Tickets: $5-$35
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Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra
Our annual holiday concert festivities return featuring a mix of traditional carols and modern flair, interpreted by husband and wife team Alex and Rachel Hunton – vocal and theatre veterans of Laconia’s Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative. A concert that will surely light up your holiday spirit in grand orchestral style. .
What: Take a Bough
When: December 6, at 7 p.m. and December 7 at 3 p.m.
Where: Colonial Theatre (December 6)
609 Main St., Laconia
Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium (December 7)
1 Laker Ln., Meredith
Tickets: $10-$30
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Strafford Wind Symphony
Get into the holiday spirit with the annual Strafford Wind Symphony Holiday Concert, featuring familiar favorites.
What: Annual Holiday Performance
When: November 30 at 3 p.m.
Where: Sanford Performing Arts Center, 100 Alumni Boulevard, Sanford, ME
Tickets: $10-18
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Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra
The Family Holiday Pops program will delight audiences of all ages with a seasonal blend of music that will put your whole family in the holiday spirit!
When: December 14 and December 21
Where: York Community Auditorium and Portsmouth High School
Tickets: $15-$35
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Boston Pops
Join the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and Conductor Keith Lockhart for this annual, beloved Holiday Pops concert. Attendees can look forward to their favorite holiday songs and crowd sing-alongs.
When: December 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: SNHU Arena
555 Elm St., Manchester
Tickets: $57- $92
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Capital Jazz Orchestra
Ring in the Holiday Season with the annual yuletide program featuring the Capital Jazz Orchestra and guest vocalists CJ & Laura Poole, along with narrator Laura Knoy, formerly of NHPR, who will lend her signature warmth and storytelling to the evening, along with dynamic vocalist, CJ Poole, whose rich crooning and smooth style are sure to dazzle.
When: December 14 at 4 p.m.
Where: Capitol Center for the Arts
44 S. Main St., Concord
Tickets: $46- $61
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