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 Milwaukee. Get your tickets now to discover Holiday inspired music at The Abbey at St. James under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Abbey at St. James
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 65 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 Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 4 RV 297: “Winter” – Vivaldi
- 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
- Karine C.Dec 2022The venue was amazing and the music was phenomenal!! Hope this will be offered again next year!
- Katherine D.Dec 2022Wonderful and dazzling candlelight concert!! Beautiful, charming venue. Great way to enjoy the sounds of the holiday season.
- Dennis P.Dec 2022Great atmosphere and a wonderful music selection.
- Natascha M.Dec 2022It was a really lovely birthday experience. Would definitely attend again!
- 99ny92v88wDec 2022Amazing show. Amazing venue. Thank you for a wonderful night out!
- Carolyn C.Dec 2022Magical experience
- Shelby L.Dec 2022Show was great, venue was beautiful, staff was awesome
- Sara L.Dec 2022Awesome 👏🏼
- Leslie M.Dec 2022Exceptional! We loved every second. Will make this a Christmas tradition.
- June T.Dec 2022Outstanding!!!
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Getting there
St James 1868
833 W Wisconsin Ave, 53233-2308
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