Holiday Traditions

Program Highlights

Let your spirits soar with the California Symphony’s Holiday Traditions concert, featuring brass, percussion, and organ in a vibrant celebration of Christmas and seasonal music. The program moves from quiet reflection to joyful rhythmic celebration, blending familiar holiday carols like Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and Carol of the Bells with selections from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, spanning centuries of classical and folk holiday music.

Sacred and folk influences come together in clear, resonant arrangements, highlighting both the power and intimacy of these orchestral holiday works, offering audiences a direct and uplifting way to experience the music of the season.