Thursday, December 10 Washington Square Park Holiday Tree Lighting, with Mary Hurlbut and the Rob Susman Brass Quartet, free, 6:00
Friday, December 11 El Museo’s Holiday Posada and Parranda Party, El Museo del Barrio, $60, 7:00
Annual Christmas Revels return to Symphony Space
Friday, December 11
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Sunday, December 13 The Christmas Revels, Symphony Space, $15-$45
Friday, December 11
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Friday, December 18 Caroling at the Morgan, featuring singers from Mannes College, Morgan Library, free, 6:30
Saturday, December 12 NYC Santacon, www.nycsantacon.com, 10:00 am
Saturday, December 12 Flaubert’s Holiday Concert: Winter Tales with Flaubert Frog, Bryant Park, Le Carrousel, free, 1:00
Saturday, December 12 Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night, Washington Square Park arch, free, 7:00
Saturday, December 12 Hanukkah Gone Metal: 2009 Major League Dreidel Spin the Dreidel Tournament, with Gods of Fire and Category of Sixx, Knitting Factory, $10, 7:00
Saturday, December 12 Reverend Billy and the Life After Shopping Choir’s Holiday Revival concert, Brooklyn Lyceum, $10, 8:00
Saturday, December 12 Third annual Menorah Horah!, with the Schlep Sisters, Sapphire Jones, Sauci Calla Horra, and Golem, hosted by Kenny Mellman, Southpaw, $12-$16, 8:00
Saturday, December 12 Sephardic Music Festival Opening Night: Smadar Levi, Sarah Aroeste, and the Naming, 92Y Tribeca, $15-$20, 9:00
Saturday, December 12
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Sunday, December 13 Music for St. Nicholas, Bartow-Pell Mansion, free tickets available at 718-601-7399, 1:00 & 3:00
Saturday, December 12, 19, 26
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Sunday, December 13, 20, 27 Wild Holiday Party: Presents to the Animals, Prospect Park Zoo, free with zoo admission
Sunday, December 13 Annual Holiday Concert, featuring ensemble with members from the Scandinavian Chamber Orchestra of New York, Scandinavia House, $25, 4:00
Sunday, December 13 Darlene Love Christmas Show, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, $45-$50, 8:00
Monday, December 14 Children’s Holiday Party, Museum of the City of New York, $75-$150, 3:00-6:00
Wednesday, December 16 “To All, Wassail”: 19th-Century Holiday Concert, Merchant’s House Museum, $25, 7:00
Wednesday, December 16 ChrismaHanuKwanzakah: A Holiday Anxiety Spectacular, Galapagos, $25, 7:00
Thursday, December 17 LES Stories: Holidays in the City, hosted by HR Britton, Tenement Museum, free but RSVP required, 6:30
Paul Winter is back at St. John the Divine for thirtieth annual solstice celebration
Thursday, December 17
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Saturday, December 19 Solstice Journey: Paul Winter’s 30th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration, the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, $35-$80
Friday, December 18
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Saturday, December 19 Holiday Candlelight Tours, $6-$18
Friday, December 18
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Saturday, December 19 BLACK CHRISTMAS (Bob Clark, 1974), 12 midnight
Saturday, December 19 Chanté-Noël: A Martinique Holiday Celebration, Le Skyroom, French Institute Alliance Française, $20, 6:30
Sunday, December 19 Christmas with Aaron Neville, featuring Charles Neville, Highline Ballroom, $37.50-$40, 8:00
Saturday, December 19
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Sunday, December 20 Santa in Central Park, Belvedere Castle, midpark at 79th St., free, 12 noon – 3:00 pm
Saturday, December 19
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Sunday, December 20 Ronnie Spector’s Xmas Party, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, $30-$35, 9:00
Sunday, December 20 Louie Multicultural Holiday Show, Children’s Museum of Manhattan, free with museum admission (tickets distributed beginning at 12:30), 2:00 & 3:00
Sunday, December 20 Jews and Chinese Food: A Love Affair, talk with Jennifer 8. Lee, author of THE FORTUNE COOKIE CHRONICLES, followed by buffet dinner, 92nd St. Y, Buttenwieser Hall, $39, 7:00
Monday, December 21
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Wednesday, December 23 Charlie for the Holidays: CITY LIGHTS (Charles Chaplin, 1931) and MODERN TIMES (Charles Chaplin, 1936), $15
Tuesday, December 22 CAROLS FOR CHRISTMAS: ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR (Christopher Swann, 1985), Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education, free with museum admission, 2:00
Wednesday, December 23 Klezmatics: The Woody Hanukkah Sessions, City Winery, $30-$50, 8:00
Thursday, December 24 A Very Jewish Christmas, with Marion Grodin, Jon Fisch, Rachel Feinstein, and Gary Gulman, Gotham Comedy Club, $20 plus two-beverage minimum, 7:30 & 9:30
Thursday, December 24 Jewltide 7, with Dan Saks and the Funkadeli All Stars and DJ Mr. Jonathan Toubin, Southpaw, $10-$15, 9:00
Mel Brooks delivers silliness and Chinese food on Christmas Day
Friday, December 25 Chinese & a Movie: Mel Brooks Double Feature, all-you-can-eat buffet begins at 2:00, BLAZING SADDLES at 2:30, SPACEBALLS at 4:00, $25-$30
Saturday, December 26 Charanga Soleil — Holiday Fiesta/Fête, BAMcafé Live, free, 9:00
Sunday, December 27 Global Weekends: Kwanzaa Spirit 2009, American Museum of Natural History, Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, free with museum admission, 12 noon – 5:00m