The Best Holiday Concerts in Denver This Season

’Tis the season for all things merry, and there’s nothing like a holiday concert to get you into the giving spirit. From a symphonic approach to the modern cinematic classic Elf to gypsy jazz versions of your favorite carols, we’ve rounded up the best holiday-themed music events around the Mile High City in November and December.

November

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve

Ball Arena | 100 Chopper Cir.
The acclaimed symphonic arena rock outfit performs their legendary progressive metal holiday spectacle—complete with pyrotechnic lights—for two shows only.
Details: Tickets range from $59.50 for standard admission to $300 for verified resale tickets. Two shows on November 19 at 3 p.m and 8 p.m.

Pentatonix: A Christmas Spectacular

Ball Arena | 100 Chopper Cir.
The a capella sensation Pentatonix will perform vocal pop arrangements of holiday-themed tunes in support of their new album, Holidays Around the World.
Details: Tickets start at $48 to $384 for verified resale tickets. Sunday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m.

Colorado Symphony Orchestra: Home Alone in Concert

Boettcher Concert Hall | 1000 14th St.
Watch the modern classic, Home Alone onscreen while our own Colorado Symphony performs John Williams’ iconic score live.
Details: Tickets range from $15–$98. Friday, November 25-26 at 7:30 p.m.

Collabratory Holiday Qoncert

Marquis Theater | 2009 Larimer St.
A collaboration of dance, music, and art featuring Memo Leal. A toy drive benefits local families.
Details: Presale tickets are $15; $18 at the door. Ages 16 and up. Saturday, November 26. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m.

Cherish the Ladies: A Celtic Christmas

Lone Tree Arts Center | 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree
Cherish the Ladies lend an Irish air to classic carols with their unique Celtic instrumentation and vocal harmonies, accompanied by traditional step dancing.
Details: Tickets range from $30–$50. Sunday, November 27 at 7 p.m.

December

Sons of the Pioneers Christmas

Lone Tree Arts Center | 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree
Sons of the Pioneers present stories of the American West sung with cowboy harmonies.
Details: Tickets range from $40–$55. Thursday, December 1 at 7:30 p.m.

Denver Jazz Orchestra Presents Holiday Big Band

Dazzle | 1512 Curtis St.
The Denver Jazz Orchestra returns for its annual Holiday Big Band Extravaganza. Conductor Eric Jordan leads some of Denver’s finest professional jazz musicians with big-band renditions of holiday tunes.
Details: Tickets are $15 for students 17 and under ($10 minimum food or drink purchase required), $25 for general admission and $35 for front table seating ($20 minimum food or drink purchase required). Friday, December 2 at 6:30 p.m and 9 p.m.

Colorado Symphony Orchestra: Celtic Woman: The Best of Christmas Tour

Boettcher Concert Hall | 1000 14th St.
The enchanting voices of Celtic Woman invite you in for a musical holiday experience with warm Irish hospitality.
Details: Tickets range from $35–$110. Monday, December 5 at 7:30 p.m.

Ellington’s “Nutcracker Suite” performed by CU’s Concert Jazz Ensemble

Dazzle | 1512 Curtis St.
Thompson Jazz Studies/CU Boulder Concert Jazz Ensemble plays a re-imagined arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker Suite” by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.
Details: Tickets are $10 for students with ID ($10 minimum food or drink purchase required), $20 for general admission and $30 for front table seating ($20 minimum food or drink purchase required). Tuesday, December 6 at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Channel 93.3’s Not So Silent Night with the 1975, lovelytheband, and Neon the Bishop

Mission Ballroom | 4242 Wynkoop St.
This annual celebration of popular rock and pop bands returns in 2022 with the 1975, lovelytheband and Neon the Bishop.
Details: Tickets range from $65–$100. Ages 16 and up. Tuesday, December 6. Doors at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m.

Sing it to Me Santa with Old Crow Medicine Show, Tracksuit Wedding, Ryan Chrys & the Rough Cuts

Mission Ballroom | 4242 Wynkoop St.
Nashville-based Old Crow Medicine Show (of “Wagon Wheel” fame) headlines this annual Santa-themed concert featuring country rock Tracksuit Wedding and outlaw county Ryan Chrys & the Rough Cuts.
Details: Tickets range from $45–$250. Ages 16 and up. Thursday, December 8. Doors at 6:30 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m.

Colorado Symphony Orchestra: A Colorado Christmas

Boettcher Concert Hall | 1000 14th St.
Warm up with a family-friendly evening of traditional carols and wintery favorites featuring vocalists Devin DeSantis and Christine Mild.
Details: Tickets range from $15–$98. Friday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, December 10 at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., Sunday, December 11 at 1 p.m.

Acoustic Christmas by El Javi

Dazzle | 1512 Curtis St.
Composer and guitarist El Javi performs an evening of instrumental acoustic music, incorporating styles of flamenco, progressive rock, classical, folk and world music.
Details: Tickets are $10 for students with ID ($10 minimum food or drink purchase required), $20 for general admission. Front stage table seating is sold out. Saturday, December 10 at 6:30 p.m.

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas

Buell Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex | 1350 Curtis St.
Enjoy holiday classics in a multi-media setting from the preeminent Christmas music artist in history.
Details: Tickets range from $45–$100. Saturday, December 10 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday, December 11 at 3 p.m.

Adam Bartczak Republic Holiday Show

Dazzle | 1512 Curtis St.
Some of Colorado’s top jazz musicians comprise this 20-piece big band in an annual holiday show, playing original compositions in a variety of styles, including swing, Afro-Cuban, and hip-hop.
Details: Tickets are $15 for students 17 and under ($10 minimum food or drink purchase required), $25 for general admission and $35 for front table seating ($20 minimum food or drink purchase required). Monday, December 12 at 6:30 p.m.

98.5 KYGO St. Jude Jam 2022

Grizzly Rose | 5450 Lincoln St.
This annual concert for a cause benefits treatment for childhood cancer, and features acoustic performances by Brett Young, Easton Corbin, Chancey Williams, and Dillon Carmichael.
Details: Tickets are $35, and 100 percent of proceeds go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. December 12 at 7 p.m. Ages 18 and up.

Colorado Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Brass

Boettcher Concert Hall | 1000 14th St.
Let the brilliant resonance of Holiday Brass & Percussion ring out in this program of seasonal music through the Renaissance and Baroque eras, all the way to your Hollywood Christmas movie favorites.
Details: Tickets range from $15–$98. Tuesday, December 13 at 7 p.m.

Purnell Steen & The Five Points Ambassadors Celebrate a Cool Yule & Joyeux Noël

Dazzle | 1512 Curtis St.
The legendary Purnell Steen and the Five Points Ambassadors join forces with vocalist Myra Warren in a swinging celebration of Cool Yule and Joyeux Noël, fresh off a stint in Denver’s Sister City, Brest, France.
Details: Tickets are $10 for students 17 and under ($10 minimum food or drink purchase required), $20 for general admission and $30 for front table seating ($20 minimum food or drink purchase required). Tuesday, December 13. Doors at 5 p.m., show starts at 6 p.m.

Face Vocal Band Holiday Special with your Colorado Symphony

Boettcher Concert Hall | 1000 14th St.
Boulder’s all-vocal rock ensemble Face Vocal Band joins conductor Scott O’Neil and the Colorado Symphony for a unique and energetic celebration of holiday music.
Details: Tickets range from $15–$98. Thursday, December 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Lapompe Django-Carols Night

Dazzle | 1512 Curtis St.
Longtime Colorado band, Lapompe plays two nights of their unique brand of Django Reinhardt-inspired gypsy swing in a collection of classic carols and original compositions.
Details: Tickets are $15 for students 17 and under ($10 minimum food or drink purchase required), $25 for general admission and $30 for front table seating ($20 minimum food or drink purchase required). Thursday, December 15 and 16 at 6:30 p.m.

97.3 KBCO Presents: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Ball Arena | 100 Chopper Cir.
Annual holiday show headlined by Colorado Americana staple Nathaniel Rateliff, with a strong supporting lineup of Marcus Mumford and Hermanos Gutiérrez.
Details: Tickets start at $50. Friday, December 16. Doors at 6 p.m., show at 7.p.m.

Colorado Symphony Orchestra: Too Hot To Handel

Boettcher Concert Hall | 1000 14th St.
A jazz, gospel and R&B reinvention of Handel’s Messiah featuring Cynthia Renée Saffron, Karen Marie Richardson, Rodrick Dixon, and the Too Hot to Handel Community Chorus.
Details: Tickets range from $15–$98. Saturday, December 17 at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, December 18 at 2:30 p.m.

Charlie Brown Christmas with the Annie Booth Trio

Dazzle | 1512 Curtis St.
Pianist Annie Booth and bandmates, bassist Patrick McDevitt and drummer Alejandro Castaño present their ninth year of playing songs from A Charlie Brown Christmas, featuring a rotating cast of special guest musicians.
Details: Tickets are $15 for kids 12 and under, $25 for general admission and $35 for front table seating ($20 minimum food or drink purchase required). December 19, 20 and 21 at 5:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., December 22 and 23 at 11 a.m. 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.; December 24 at 11 a.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Nocturne’s 8th Annual Swingin’ Holiday Songbook

Nocturne | 1330 27th St.
Four nights of jazz arrangements of classic holiday tunes for fans of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Vince Guaraldi, featuring Tom Amend on piano, Louisa Amend on vocals, Paul Musso on guitar and Drew Morell on bass.
Details: $39 for reserved bar seating includes music only. $115 for reserved floor seating includes music and prepaid three course dinner. December 20, 21, 22, and 23. Two sets per night at 6:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. Ages 8 and up.

Colorado Symphony Orchestra: Elf in Concert

Boettcher Concert Hall | 1000 14th St.
Enjoy your favorite modern-day Christmas classic, Elf on four big screens while conductor Nicholas Hersh leads the Colorado Symphony in John Debney’s delightful score.
Details: Tickets range from $15–$98. Thursday, December 22; Friday, December 23 at 7:00 p.m.

Holiday Party with Fast Eddy, Julian Street Nightmare + Morning Oil

Globe Hall | 4483 Logan St.
Rock and roll, with a holiday twist. Three rock bands take on alternate seasonal personas: (The Ghost of Christmas) Fast Eddy, Julian Street Nightmare (Before Christmas) and (Christmas) Morning Oil.
Details: Free event. Friday, December 23. Doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Ages 16 and up; under 16 admitted with a parent or guardian.

Soundbreaker Records Presents: Sheeshmas 22

Lost Lake | 3602 E Colfax Ave.
Soundbreaker Records presents their holiday party, Sheesh-mas ’22, with a stacked lineup of artists performing one song each: Fruta Brutal, Fuya Fuya, Grace Devine, Little Trips, the Mañanas, Neoma, Pink Fuzz, Ritmo Cascabel, and Yugs.
Details: Free event, but you can reserve up to 10 tickets per order online. Friday, December 23. Doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Ages 16 and up; under 16 admitted with a ticketed parent or guardian.

The Schofields Annual Holiday Show

Skylark Lounge | 140 S. Broadway
Local roadhouse honky-tonk band, the Schofields will have you dancing at their annual holiday show, with appearances by Denver-based Casey James Prestwood and the Garage Country Cow-Punk band, White Rose Motor Oil.
Details: Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 day of the show. 21 and older only. Friday, December 23. Doors at 8 p.m, show at 9 p.m.

The Roots Holiday Tour with Big K.R.I.T.

Mission Ballroom | 4242 Wynkoop St.
Legendary hip-hop group and the Tonight Show house band the Roots, famous for their use of a wide range of live musical instruments, will play a post-holiday show with rapper and producer Big K.R.I.T. This musical celebration is a perfect opportunity for the whole family to shake off some of that Christmas pie.
Details: Tickets range from $82 for general admission to $220 for VIP admission. All ages welcome: under 16 must be accompanied by a ticketed adult; ages ten and under must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Tuesday, December 27 at 8 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Run 2022 with The String Cheese Incident

Mission Ballroom | 4242 Wynkoop St.
Ring in the new year with beloved Colorado jam band, the String Cheese Incident in a three-night run of shows, with special appearances by Kanika Moore, Antwuan Stanley, and Judith Hill.
Details: Tickets range from $50–$129. December 29, 30, and 31 at 7:30 p.m. Ages 16 and up.

Colorado Symphony Orchestra: A Night in Vienna

Boettcher Concert Hall | 1000 14th St.
A yearly tradition continues under the baton of conductor Jacob Joyce in an evening of polkas, waltzes and marches.
Details: Tickets range from $15–$98. Saturday, December 31 at 6:30 p.m.

Indie 102.3 presents New Year’s Eve with Kiltro

Skylark Lounge | 140 S. Broadway
Indie 102.3 presents New Year’s Eve with Chilean-American indie folk band, Kiltro and special guests.
Details: Your $25 ticket includes a toast at midnight. Saturday, December 31. Doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m.