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 Charleston. Get your tickets now to discover Holiday inspired music at The Unitarian Church under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Unitarian 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: 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
- Listeso String Quartet

User reviews
- Jennifer C.Dec 2022Gorgeous experience. Beautiful venue. The string quartet was spectacular and talented. Enjoyed the stories between pieces. Will love to see again!
- Ladona S.Dec 2022Beautiful! Amazing! The most wonderful experience!
- Helen S.Dec 2022Always enjoy the stories behind the music, the quiet candlelight atmosphere and the most important factor, the talent and skill of the musicians.
- Tim S.Dec 2022Great venue, excellent musicians, and nice selection of music.
- Kelly K.Dec 2022It was amazing!! We loved it, can’t wait to go back and see another one.
- Samona L.Dec 2022They were absolutely amazing.
- Anne O.Dec 2022Very lovely selections...I would highly recommend a Candlelight event.
- Patti M.Dec 2022Beautiful concert with expert musicians! Thank you!
- Michael K.Mar 2023Amazing and intimate. Great experience!
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Getting there
The Unitarian Church
4 Archdale St, Charleston, SC 29401, 29401-1959
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