A few of the month's best holiday lights, markets, parades and nights out — 10 on Whosly's calendar in all. Dates marked "expected" follow the event's usual pattern and haven't been confirmed yet.
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Christmas lights, holiday markets, tree lightings and parades — with dates and tips.
Boston Ballet's Nutcracker at the Citizens Opera House, with the growing tree, the snow scene and the Sugar Plum Fairy. Shows most days Nov 27–Dec 31; book matinees early.
Boston lights the tree Nova Scotia sends each year in thanks for help after the 1917 Halifax explosion, with live performances. Free, 6–8 p.m.; the Comm Ave Mall lights follow.
The Boston Pops' holiday concerts at Symphony Hall: carols, a sing-along and "Sleigh Ride," with a visit from Santa. Shows most days Dec 3–24; weekends go first.
Langston Hughes' gospel retelling of the Nativity, staged by the National Center of Afro-American Artists for its 56th season at the Emerson Paramount. Tickets $56–$100.
Revels' winter solstice show at Harvard's Sanders Theatre: carols, folk dance, mummers and the audience singing along, a Cambridge tradition since 1971. Tickets $47–$107.
Boston's free New Year's Eve arts festival, centered on Copley Square: music, ice sculptures, family activities and two fireworks shows over the city, the last one at midnight.
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