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Holidays in New York: Sounds Like December Again

December 4, 2007 at 1:00 PM | 0 Comments

There's a special magic about the holidays in New York. Why else would Christmas classics from "Miracle on 34th Street" to "Elf" be set in the city, far from the Tannenbaum fields? Join us for the best of the season.

Bummed there aren't any holiday carolers coming to your apartment door? Try one of these seasonal concerts to fill your earmuffed ears with joy:

Get into Hanukkah on December 5 at Banjo Jim's with not one but five klezmer bands at the Klezmer Hanukkah Throwdown. Klezmer is traditional Jewish music, elements of which you might recognize from "Fiddler on the Roof," sometimes taking its cues from jazz or polka.

This weekend, Symphony Space celebrates the Winter Solstice early with a Scandiavia-themed performance of choral music and dance by the New York Revels. (You still have time to pick up your robes before the traditional observances on December 20 and 21.)

And, if you prefer your Christmas debauched and double-entendre-d, help cabaret performers Kiki and Herb take over Carnegie Hall December 12 for "Kiki and Herb: The Second Coming." Their previous Christmas album included such unseasonal music as Radiohead's "Exit Music (For A Film)" and Tori Amos's "Crucify."

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· Music Venues coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo of Macy's Display Window: kuniochi]