Each week in December, we’re rounding up our picks for holiday-themed music events happening in New Orleans.
Holiday Events: Week of December 16 to December 22
Prepare to be overwhelmed by the amount of musical holiday-themed options this week!
Loose Cattle, Lead by Michael Cerveris
Tuesday, December 17, 8 p.m.
Chickie Wah Wah, 2828 Canal St
Celebrate “The Day It Snows On Christmas” with Michael Cerveris And Loose Cattle. Read about them in this month’s edition of OffBeat *Also catch them on Saturday, December 21, 4 p.m. for free at St Augustine Church
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Christmas Attic
Wednesday, December 18, 7:30 p.m.
Smoothie King Center, 101 Dave Dixon Dr
$36 – $75, All Ages
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra will be filling the dome with the sounds of their original hard rock Christmas opera.
More info and tickets here.
Zulu Gospel Choir
Wednesday, December 18, 6 p.m.
St Louis Cathedral, 615 Pere Antoine Alley
Free, All Ages
Kelcy Mae Merry Revue
Wednesday, December 18, 7 p.m.
Carnaval Lounge, 2227 St Claude Ave
Read about Kelcy’s Annual event here!
LPO: Baroque Christmas
Thursday, December 19, 7 p.m.
Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way
$20 – $140, All Ages
Enjoy classical holiday selections by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, including excerpts from J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Handel’s Messiah.
More info and tickets here.
Tunes for Toys
Thursday, December 19, 8 p.m.
Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave
$18, 18+, Free Show! (Toy donation suggested)
Join Trombone Shorty, Hot 8 And New Breed At Tunes For Toys Charity Event and read about it here.
More info and tickets here.
Christmas Organ Spectacular
Thursday, December 19, 6 p.m.
St Louis Cathedral, 615 Pere Antoine Alley
Free, All Ages
NOCCA: Home for the Holidays
Friday, December 20, 7 p.m.
House of Blues, 225 Decatur
$47 – $147, 18+
Raise donations with Trombone Shorty, Kermit Ruffins, and Irma Thomas, for the Daniel Price Memorial Fund for Aspiring Artists, which provides scholarships for visual arts and music students at NOCCA. More info and tickets here.
Anders Osborne’s Holiday Spectacular
Friday, December 20, 10 p.m. and Saturday, December 21, 10 p.m
Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave
$32, 18+
Featuring Special guests: G. Love, John Mooney, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and The Golden Eagles — Steve Earle, Helen Gillet and Alvin Youngblood Hart
More info and tickets here.
Mark Rapp and Wess Anderson’s Boogaloo Christmas
Saturday, December 21, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro, 626 Frenchmen St
$25, 13+
Expect trumpet, saxophone and maybe even some didgeridoo from these strong instrumentalists.
More info and tickets here.
St. Louis Cathedral Concert Choir
Sunday, December 22, 6 p.m.
St Louis Cathedral, 615 Pere Antoine Alley
Free, All Ages
Christmas Carols at the Kerry with Robert Wagner and Chip Wilson
Sunday, December 22, 8 p.m.
The Kerry Irish Pub, 331 Decatur
Free, 21+
Southern Fried Chanukah: The LeeVees
December 22, 4 p.m.
New Orleans JCC – Uptown, 5342 St. Charles Avenue
Free, All Ages
Enjoy The LeeVees’ modern take on classic Jewish songs. “We’ll light the menorah, nosh on Southern fried chicken and latkes, and enjoy a live concert” promises the JCC
Melvin Funkenstein’s Hannukah Funkstravaganza
Sunday, December 22, 10 p.m.
Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St
$15, All Ages
Join the self proclaimed, “Rabbi of Funk” to celebrate the kick off of the Hannukah season, featuring Eric “Benny” Bloom (Lettuce), Tony Hall (Dumpstaphunk), Alvin Ford Jr (Pretty Lights), Ari Teitel (Cha Wa), Andru Yanovski (Boogie T. Rio)
More info and tickets here.
