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 Boston. Get your tickets now to discover Holiday inspired music at the Old South Church under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: Old South Church
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 60 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: this venue is ADA compliant
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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
- “Ma’oz Tzur” – Traditional Hanukkah Song
- “The Snow is Dancing” – Claude Debussy
- “The Seasons, Op. 37a” – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- I. January. “By the Hearth”
- XII. December. “Christmas”
- “The Skaters’ Waltz, Op. 183 (Les Patineurs)” – Émile Waldteufel
- “Greensleeves (What Child is This)” – Traditional
- Holiday Medley
- “Joy to the World”
- “Angels We Have Heard on High”
- “Away in a Manger”
- “The Nutcracker, Op. 71” – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Miniature Overture
- Act I, Scene II: No. 2, “March”
- 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
- Beacon Street Quartet

User reviews
- Andrew P.Dec 2022The setting—an old church lit by electric candles— was spectacular and the music was energetic, playful, and full of spirit.
- Cindy S.Dec 2022Venue was BEAUTIFUL and wonderful selection for the season🎄
- April L.Dec 2022The quartet group did amazing and the church it was held at was nice.
- Soumendra B.Dec 2022Awesome show! Very entertaining and wonderful players!
- Donna G.Dec 2022It was festive and a beautiful venue. We all enjoyed the evening.
- Sarah D.Dec 2022Lovely event with high energy and skilled performers.
- Erin W.Dec 2022Welcome reception/accommodating fever staff. Easy ingress/egress with my wheelchair bound mother (Old South Church). Lovely atmosphere and show-some Christmas, traditional classical and some non-traditional. Excellent musicians.
- Michelle S.Dec 2022Outstanding holiday concert!
- Pamrla A.Dec 2022Absolutely Amazing!
- Chris B.Dec 2022We enjoyed it, thank you!
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Getting there
Old South Church in Boston
645 Boylston Street, Boston, 02116
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