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Holiday Concert—December 14, 2025
Make sure your holiday season starts with the best holiday event in Evanston!
Don’t miss enjoying these favorite Yule festivities with your family and friends … and you can take advantage of our special rates for a package of 2 adult tickets and 3 children’s tickets.
The award-winning Evanston Symphony Orchestra is joined by:
North Shore Choral Society [learn more]
Chicago Ballet Arts [learn more]
Evanston Children's Choir [learn more]
Evanston Dance Ensemble [learn more]
The Evanston Symphony Holiday Gospel Choir
and a …
BIG bonus for all kids from 1 to 101 — a visit from Santa and his elves!
See below for the program.
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
1600 Dodge Avenue, Evanston
See map.
Buy your tickets today.
Single Tickets
Advance Tickets:
Adults $30
Children under 18 years old $15
At-the-door Admission:
Adults $35
Children under 18 years old $20
Preferred Seating Area*:
Available through 12/13/2025
Adults $45
Children under 18 years old $20
Family Package
Advance Tickets:
Save $10
2 adults and 3 children only $90
At-the-door Admission:
Save $45
2 adults and 3 children only $95
Preferred Seating Area:*
Available through 12/13/2025
2 adults and 3 children only $130
*Preferred seating tickets only available for advance sale
EVANSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Lawrence Eckerling, Music Director
EVANSTON DANCE ENSEMBLE
Enid Smith, Artistic Director, EDE
Rachel Molinaro, Artistic Director, ede2
Olivia Lemmenes, Assistant Director, ede2
CHICAGO BALLET ARTS
Maliwan Diemer, Artistic & Executive Director
NORTH SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY
Julia Davids, Music Director
Tierra Whetstone, Assistant Conductor
EVANSTON CHILDREN'S CHOIR
Gary Geiger, Artistic Director
EVANSTON SYMPHONY HOLIDAY GOSPEL CHOIR
Kenton Brooks, Music Director
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2025 3:00 PM
EVANSTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
PROGRAM
Holiday Overture
Stephenson
“Somewhere in My Memory” from Home Alone
Williams
Evanston Children’s Choir
Caribbean Sleigh Ride
Wendel
Chicago Ballet Arts
Stille Nacht
Davis/Arr. Mannheim Steamroller
Rejoice
Smallwood
Evanston Symphony Holiday Gospel Choir
From The Nutcracker
Trepak (Russian)
Le Chocolat (Spanish)
Waltz of the Flowers
Tchaikovsky
Evanston Dance Ensemble and ede2
INTERMISSION
A Most Wonderful Christmas
Arr. Sheldon
Chicago Ballet Arts
Sleigh Ride
Anderson
Gloria
Bass
North Shore Choral Society
The First Nowell
Arr. Wilberg
North Shore Choral Society
Ring Out, Ye Bells!
Garrett/Carlton/Forrest
North Shore Choral Society
“Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah
Handel
North Shore Choral Society
Hallelujah from Quincy Jones’
Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration
Handel/Warren/Jackson/Kibble/Higgens/Schiff
Evanston Symphony Holiday Gospel Choir
North Shore Choral Society
Evanston Children’s Choir
Video
Get a glimpse of what our festive Holiday Concerts sound and look like.
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride.
Quincy Jones’s Hallelujah, from Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration
with North Shore Choral Society, Evanston Children’s Choir, and Evanston Symphony’s Gospel Choir, led by Rev. Ken Cherry. December 2017
Skater's Waltz
with the Chicago Ballet Arts. December 2022
Photos from previous years
The Holiday Concert being visited by Father Christmas himself, Santa!
(Photo by Laura Bennett)
Dancers from Chicago Ballet Arts performing in selections from The Nutcracker.
(By Laura Bennett)
See more of these photos in our Holiday album