⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Nottingham. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Christmas Classics at Nottingham Contemporary under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: Nottingham Contemporary
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the show and close 5 minutes prior to the start. Late arrivals will not be permitted
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
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🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
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Programme
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker – Tchaikovsky
- Greensleeves
- Carol of the Bells
- O Holy Night
- O Tannenbaum
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
- Feliz Navidad – José Feliciano
- Jingle Bells
- Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
- Love Is All Around – Wet Wet Wet
- Let It Go from Frozen
- Once Upon a December from Anastasia – Stephen Flaherty
- Maestro from The Holiday – Hans Zimmer
- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas – Michael Bublé
- Last Christmas – Wham!
- All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
Performers
- String quartet to be announced...
Seating Map

User reviews
Check out what others have said about this experience in other cities around the world!
- Absolutely amazing!!!! I would recommend!! I would probably go in further back to be honest, I was up front and if I went back I'd go into the further sections because it isn't a large theater so you're not missing anything, it lasted an hour and it was gorgeous!
- Really enjoyable
- A truly magical night!
- It was an amazing experience. Lovely, beautiful, funny... I highly recommend this concert.
- really enjoyed the performance
- Fantastic. A wonderful experience.
- Brilliant really enjoyed it well done to everyone
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Nottingham Contemporary
Designed by Caruso St. John Architects, this RIBA Award-winning building is one of the largest contemporary art centres in the UK. It forms part of the city’s vibrant culture, and is closely connected...
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