Candlelight Plush
Experience highlights Why you'll love it

Christmas Carols on Strings's music, reimagined live
Hear iconic music from 12 Days of Christmas, Angels from the Realms of Glory, Angels We Have Heard On High and more, performed live by a string quartet.

Surrounded by a thousand candles
Only candles illuminate the room, creating a breathtaking atmosphere that makes every Candlelight concert unforgettable.

An extraordinary setting
Enjoy the concert at Simons Theatre, Boston, an exceptional setting.
Program The music that awaits you
- 12 Days of ChristmasTraditional
- Angels We Have Heard On HighJames Chadwick Trio
- Away in a MangerWilliam J. Kirkpatrick
- Carol of the BellsMykola Leontovych
- Deck The HallsEmergence Quartet
- Ding Dong Merrily on HighThoinot Arbeau
- Do You Hear What I HearGloria Shayne
- God Rest Ye Merry GentlemenPentatonix
- Good King WenceslasJohn Mason Neale
- Greensleeves (What Child Is This)William Chatterton Dix
- Hark The Herald Angels SingFelix Mendelssohn
- In the Bleak MidwinterGustav Holst
- Joy To The WorldGeorge Frideric Handel
- O TannenbaumA Little Time
- O Come, All Ye FaithfulJohn Francis Wade
- All Ye FaithfulJohn Francis Wade
- O Holy NightAdolphe Adam
- O Little Town of BethlehemElvis Presley
- Silent NightFranz Xaver Gruber
- The First NoelTraditional
- GreensleevesTraditional
- O Christmas TreeErnst Anschütz
- In The Bleak MidwinterGustav Holst
- Twelve Days of ChristmasTraditional
- Hark! The Herald Angels SingFelix Mendelssohn
Performers
- String quartetListeso - Boston
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In short About the concert
Experience Christmas Carols on Strings's most iconic music in a new light at Simons Theatre. Surrounded by the warm glow of thousands of candles, a string quartet brings unforgettable music from 12 Days of Christmas, Angels from the Realms of Glory, Angels We Have Heard On High to life in a 60-minute concert.
This concert experience is a tribute. It is not linked, endorsed or sponsored by the artist, his heirs or his official representatives.
On the day How it works

Arrive with time to spare
Doors open 45 minutes before the concert. Late entry is not permitted.

Settle into your seat
Seats are assigned on arrival, on a first-come basis within the zone of the ticket you purchased.

Let the music take over
Sit back and enjoy 60 minutes of live music, surrounded by the warm glow of candlelight.
Reviews What guests are saying
4.5/5
based on 19 reviews
Jennifer S.
dec 2025
Beautiful
Honey C.
dec 2025
It was jaw dropping
Debra M.
dec 2025
It was a very beautiful performance
Michael G.
dec 2025
Christmas music 🎶 was awesome and the atmosphere was excellent
Natalie W.
dec 2025
Show was wonderful. Some people were rude using their phones but the ushers flashing them with theirs to stop, was even more distracting.
LAURA C.
dec 2025
As usual, this was an amazing Candlelight concert. It is the highlight of my holiday season,
sheila l.
dec 2025
Musicians were just lovely.
About the venueSimons Theatre

The Simons Theatre is a movie theatre attached to the New England Aquarium. In the newly renovated Simons Theatre, moviegoers will enjoy comfortable, high-backed seats while watching films on a giant projection screen that is more than six stories high. Wrap-around digital surround completes this immersive experience!
Address
1 Central Wharf, Boston, 02110
Parking
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Accessibility
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