Neck of the Woods: 95bFM throws some of the best parties in town, so you'd be silly to miss their silly season send-off. The 95bFM Christmas Party '18 features the groovy electronica sounds of Imugi, who play Laneway 2019; sublime ambient electronica artist Peach Milk; trippy DJ Christopher El
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Imugi play at Neck of the Woods, the annual bFM Silly Season party.
The Nutcracker
, Vaughan Williams'
Fantasia
on Greensleeves and excerpts from Handel's rousing
Messiah
. And of course, you can't have Christmas without a healthy selection of carols!
Maybe, though, you're a little worried about taking your pre-schoolers along so the APO also has the answer to that dilemma. Fresh from its Holy Trinity Cathedral shows, it heads west on Sunday for the APO 4 Kids Christmas performances. Actor Kevin Keys presents a concert with a chance to sing-along, dance-along and conduct-along to favourite carols and Christmas songs plus they'll be joined by special guest Moe from The Moe Show and maybe a visit from a white-bearded man in a red suit...
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Holy Trinity Cathedral Parnell, tomorrow at 7.30pm and Saturday at 3pm; APO 4 Kids Christmas, Trusts Arena, Henderson, Sunday at 10 and 11.30am.
Auckland Town Hall: And sticking with Christmas traditions, this could possibly be Auckland's longest running yuletide one. Every performance of Handel's Messiah is special but 2018's is extra-special, as it's the choir's 100th consecutive year of Messiah performances. Since the choir's founding in 1855 there have only been two exceptions – the outbreak of World War I and the flu epidemic of 1918. To celebrate this momentous milestone, the choir is joined by visiting singers from choral groups and soloists including NZ's most famous tenor Simon O'Neill, mezzo-soprano Deborah Humble, soprano Marlena Devoe and bass Martin Snell, whose Trumpet Shall Sound stays in the memory all year round. Join in to part of an amazing "one hundred not-out" tradition.
Auckland Town Hall, Auckland Choral, A Century of Messiahs, Saturday and Sunday.