Candlelight Holiday Special featuring “The Nutcracker” and More
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Calgary. Get your tickets now to discover the music of “The Nutcracker” and More at The Lantern Community Church under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Lantern Community Church
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: Zones B and C are only accessible via a staircase, and therefore not accessible for wheelchair users or those using any assistive mobility devices. For accessible seating, please book tickets in Zone A
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🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
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Tentative Program
- Holiday Medley – Various
- “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”
- “The First Noël”
- “Deck the Halls”
- O Holy Night – Adolphe Adam
- The Seasons, Op. 37a – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- XII. December. “Christmas”
- The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 4 RV 297: “Winter” – Antonio Vivaldi
- The Skaters’ Waltz, Op. 183 (Les Patineurs) – Émile Waldteufel
- Hänsel und Gretel: Act 2, “Abends will ich schlafen gehn (Evening Prayer)” – Engelbert Humperdinck
- Greensleeves (What Child is This) – Traditional
- Ma’oz Tzur – Traditional Hanukkah Song
- Ave Maria – Franz Schubert
- The Nutcracker, Op. 71 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- “Miniature Overture”
- Act II: No. 12d, Divertissement. “Trepak, Russian Dance”
- Act II: No. 13, “Waltz of the Flowers”
- Act II: No. 14c, Pas de Deux. Variation II, “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”
Performers
- String Quartet featuring a vocalist on select pieces

User reviews
- Catherine C.Dec 2021The Candlelight Holiday Special concert was spectacular! The ambiance was so beautiful, peaceful and calm.. The music was amazing, as was the singing!
- Noella K.Dec 2021What a wonderful concert. Loved every part of it.
- Lesley M.Jan 2022Wonderful event, the acoustics were amazing. The string quartet flawless.
- Geoff G.Dec 2021The singer was amazing!
- Joyce F.Dec 2021Second candlelight event I attended and excellent both times! Extremely talented musicians and soprano soloist, and great venue
- Nancy B.Jan 2022It was such a fantastic, memorable night!!!
- Alex T.Jan 2022Amazing music and atmosphere. I've been twice and plan on going again for the upcoming Coldplay concert.
- Brittany K.Dec 2021Absolutely magical experience ♥️
- David B.Dec 2021A wonderful evening. The String Quartet along with the amazing soprano singer made our Christmas special this year. Rating of 5+
- Anita L.Dec 2021Absolutely fantastic! Would highly recommend! Such a magical night right before Christmas - thank you!
- Corinne R.Dec 2021Fantastic sets. The soprano was outstanding, her performance of O Holy Night brought tears to my eyes
- Justin H.Dec 2021Amazing venue and beautiful music.
- Erin S.Dec 2021Just Beautiful! Lovely night
- Edna I.Dec 2021Wonderful evening
- Jennifer A.Dec 2021A lovely evening. Parking is a bit if an issue - might be nice to know for certain where unrestricted street parking is during concert times :-) thank you for a beautiful venue, excellent performance and reasonably priced tickets. 💕
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Getting there
The Lantern Community Church
1401 10 Avenue Southeast, Calgary, T2G 0X1
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