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 2024

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 2022 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 1 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 two performances of Holiday Brass

What: Holiday Brass
When: December 5 at 7:30 and December 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: The Rex Theatre (December 5) 23 Amherst Street, Manchester

St. Mary’s and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church (December 6)
39 Chandler Street, Nashua
Tickets: $10-$40
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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 14-15
Where: Seifert Auditorium
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 7, at 7 p.m. and December 8 at 3 p.m.
Where: Colonial Theatre (December 7)
609 Main St., Laconia

Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium (December 8)
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 Performances
When: December 8 at 6 p.m., December 17, 2023 at 6 p.m. and December 18 at 7 p.m.
Where:
Emmanuel Church Family Life Center (December 8)
75 Eastern Ave., Rochester

The Rochester Opera House (December 18)
31 Wakefield St., Rochester
Tickets: $20
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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 17 and December 18
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 14 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 be reciting two world premier pieces based on “Silent Night” & “The Little Drummer Boy” as composed by CJO arranger and former leader of the US Navy Commodores Jazz Band, Jerry Ascione.

When: December 8 at 4 p.m.
Where: Capitol Center for the Arts
44 S. Main St., Concord
Tickets: $46- $61
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