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Best Holiday & Christmas Shows This Winter

in Sarasota

Dave Koz Christmas Tour at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Dave Koz Christmas Tour

Celebrate Christmas in style with smooth jazz aficionado Dave Koz! Although he's Jewish, Koz loves the festive season and all the trimmings that come with it, so much so that he released a Yuletide album entitled "The 25th Of December" in 2014. The classy compilation features contemporary covers of classics and carols like The First Noel and Let It, Snow!

Cirque Musica at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Cirque Musica

Catch the elegant marvels displayed by the stunning Cirque Musica. Backed full symphony orchestra, expect to hear your favorite holiday hits alongside the breathtaking magic of cirque! This festive season sees Cirque Musica back on the road with their Holiday Spectacular, a concert experience filled to the brim with festive fun and entertainment for all the family to enjoy.

Straight No Chaser at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Straight No Chaser

10-man acapella group Straight No Chaser, who found fame on Youtube after forming at Indiana University, continually dazzle audiences with their renditions of pop classic and modern chart hits with highlights "Let It Go", and Pharrell Williams' "Happy" catapulting the group to mainstream success. This fall, they're back on the road again, celebrating the holiday season on the Top Shelf tour!

Top of the World - A Carpenters Christmas Show at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Top of the World - A Carpenters Christmas Show

The Carpenters were a duo who many warmly associated with the festive season, with their TV Christmas specials a prime feature of the holidays in homes across the country, not to mention their much loved holiday albums released both before and after the tragic early passing of Karen Carpenter. The world's premiere Carpenters tribute group, Top Of The World, bring back their signature holiday cheer with a special concert of these hits and more!

Salute To Vienna at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Salute To Vienna

Waltz into the golden era of Viennese music with Salute to Vienna, a celebrated classical concert tour that began with Attila and Marion Glatz's iconic 2013 Wiener Konzerthaus performance. Inspired by the Viennese tradition of the Neujahrzkonzert, the sonic New Year's Eve celebration welcomes in the new year in the most spectacular fashion, bringing together talented singers, orchestra members, and ballroom and ballet dancers.

Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet

Featuring spectacular sets and beautifully costumed dancers, the Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet is an annual treat for the whole family. Whimsical and imaginative storytelling blends with the richness of classical dance, dazzling costumes, soaring birds, giant puppets and a grand stage design to make this particular Nutcracker a unique holiday treat not to be missed!