12/7-12/31 (every wed-sun) 12:30pm: did you ever see the holiday specials from the carpenters, frank sinatra, or judy garland? how about dolly parton, neil diamond, or julie andrews? probably not, right? the paley center fixes that with a collection of clips spanning 60 years. free with $10 admission. >>
12/7 7:30pm: female musicians of the brooklyn indie and songwriter community including joy askew, amy merrill (sidecar), cat martino, courtney kaiser (kaisercartel), the bandana splits (dawn landes), and many others perform a wide range of holiday music to benefit the somaly mam foundation at the annual 'sirens of brooklyn' concert. plymouth church (brooklyn heights), $10 adv, $15 dos. >>
12/7 8pm: christmas carol sing-alongs, an operatic santa, songs about latkes, and a holiday sweater contest are what's in store at opera on tap's annual holiday bash. parkside lounge, free. >>
12/8 8pm: comediennes arden myrin and lisa delarios' 'party machine holiday spectacular' hosts colin quinn + ana gasteyer (snl), michael showalter, bobby tisdale, and seth herzog, plus music by eleanor friedberger (the firey furnaces), adira amram and the experience, and guest dj comedian pat healy. bell house, $10 adv, $15 dos benefits the stiller foundation to build schools in haiti. >>
12/9 6:30-8:30pm (+ 12/16): singers from mannes college the new school for music perform holiday music throughout the morgan library + museum. free on fridays 7-9pm (reg $15). >>
12/9 10pm: 'do they know it's christmas?' secret formula does, and they're throwing a xmas pop sing-along and santa con pre-party to prove it. the singing continues with guerilla caroling around the 'hood after. themed drinks, costume contests, free milk + cookies, more! union hall, $8 >>
12/9-11, 15-18 (various times): a charlie brown christmas - live accompanied by a jazz trio performing vince guaraldi’s classic score returns for the fourth year to brooklyn lyceum, $10/person, 4/$30. >>
12/9-11, 16-18 7pm: take a magical journey into the past (the 90s past, that is) at the house of yes xmas spectacular: aerial acrobatics, macabre theatrics, pop-and-lock reindeer, a notorious b.i.g. santa, the fresh prince of ballet, the little mermaid of fishmas, and the actual macaulay culkin and jerry springer(!). photos from last year's event here. $20-30. >>
12/9-11, 16-18, 23-24 (various times): the new york city gay men's chorus, cantinori new york, and the big apple chorus bring holiday cheer to the south street seaport, free >>
12/10: santacon! join the hundreds of santas and variations thereof barhopping and bringing cheer across manhattan. meet location announced 12/9. >>
12/11 3:30pm: hundreds of tuba players converge at the rink at rockefeller center for the 38th annual tuba christmas concert. want to perform? registration is at 11:30am. free. >>
12/11 7:30, 9pm: murray hill does the holiday as only he can - with moisty the snowman, dirty martini, and way more than a stocking full of mischief - at the 10th annual 'a murray little christmas'. knitting factory, $15+ ($5 off with code 'SNOWBIZ'). >>
12/15 7:30pm: no office holiday party? no problem! brooklyn based, brokelyn, fucked in park slope, and the skint combine seasonal forces to give you one: mistletoe, a sexy st. nick hot santa photobooth, optional secret santa, kurt braunohler, live-band karaoke, dj colleen crumbcake spinning soul/funk/80s new wave/90s hip hop, more. $3 punch 7:30-8:30pm, $5 after. littlefield, $5. >>
12/16 8-11pm: secret santa ukulele cabaret. what more do you need to know? jimmy's no. 43., free. >>
12/17 5pm: wear your best dress robes + knock back a few butterbeers at the harry potter yule ball with the potter puppet pals and live bands harry + the potters, draco + the malfoys, more. bell house, $18 >>
12/17 5:30pm: choral group cantinori new york perform traditional holiday favorites and classical pieces at their annual holiday concert. church of st. luke of the fields (487 hudson @ christopher), $15. >>
12/17 6:30pm: no gelt, no glory! get your twirling fingers in shape for the annual major league spin the dreidel tournament at the knitting factory. featuring hanukkah gone metal with gods of fire, the young new yorkers' chorus, more. knitting factory, $10 adv, $15 door. >>
12/17 7pm (arrive 15 mins early): get out your boombox + join hundreds of others on a walking sonic soundscape at the 20th annual ‘unsilent night'. meet at the washington square park arch, free. >>
12/17 8pm: celebrate hanukkah burlesque style with the schlep sisters and thirsty girl productions' 5th annual 'menorah horah' at highline ballrooom, $11.50 here, $15 adv, $20 dos. >>
12/18 1pm: dozens writers and performers (tba) read at the second annual a christmas carol marathon. housing works, free. >>
12/18 1-4pm: all are welcome for the annual participatory reading of israel horovitz’s adaptation of charles dickens’ a christmas carol at st. paul's chapel @ trinity wall street (b'way + fulton), free. >>
12/18 3:30pm: prep your best 'merry christmas, you wonderful old building and loan!' at metropolitan playhouse's annual audience + actors 'act-a-long' holiday performance of frank capra's it's a wonderful life. $5 sugg. don. (rsvp). >>
12/18 4-6pm: listen to the 101st annual reading of 'twas the night before christmas accompanied by jazz bassist ron carter, followed by a lantern procession to trinity cemetery and mausoleum to honor author clement c. moore. church of the intercession (b'way + w. 155th), free. >>
12/18-19 7pm (doors 6:30pm): the guggenheim's rotunda fills with the sound of holiday music during the vox vocal ensemble + the graham ashton brass ensemble's annual holiday concert. free. >>
12/19 8pm: 'the moon' fits a lot into their multi-denominational year-end holiday show: michael showalter, julie klausner (i don't care about your band), andrea rosen, comics reading from kate beaton, holiday videos from everything is terrible, and music from camille harris. 92ytribeca, $10 with discount code 'cbc fans', $12 without. >>
12/19 8pm: you can be sure it will be a very holiday 'hot tub' with kurt braunohler (and maybe kristen schaal) when guests hannibal buress, jon glaser, adam the real man, and others tba stop by littlefield. $8 adv, $10 door. >>
12/20 5:30pm: the first candle of the world's largest menorah (coming in at 32-feet-high and 4,000-pounds) lights up at manhattan's grand army plaza (fifth ave @ 59th st). free. >>
12/21 9pm: naked girls nasty canasta, legs malone, darlinda just darlinda and franny fluffer read a chirstmas carol at under st. marks, $20, 2/$35. >>
12/22 8pm: the new york burlesque festival presents 'martinis n' mistletoe', an evening of live jazz + burlesque with the brian newman quintet, michael + mardie, shelly 'the singing siren' watson, diamond redd, the world famous pontani sisters, dirty martini, the maine attraction, and harvest moon. lpr, $20. >>
12/22-23, 29-30: the love show puts their sex, drugs, burlesque and breakdancing spin on tschaikovsky's holiday classic in their annual production of the nutcracker: rated r. lpr, $20-30. >>
12/23 8-11pm: wear your mostest ugly holiday sweater to midtown sports bar turtle bay, drink for free 8-9pm and 1/2 price 9-11pm >>
12/24 8pm: liam mceneaney ('tell your friends) hosts 'hanikkomedy' at 92ytribeca with guest comedians janeane garofalo, todd barry, sandy marks, and mc mr. napkins. $13 adv, $15 door. >>
12/25: newyorkology rounds up the museums, restaurants, clubs, ice rinks, zoos and shows open on christmas day >>
movies
12/9-10 midnight: poor little kevin gets left home alone on christmas eve! shaving mishaps and attempted robbery ensue. landmark sunshine, $10. >>
12/16-17 midnight: 'santa's cool holiday film festival': retro holiday cartoons, howdy doody, ozzie and harriet, shari lewis and lambchop, plus - the tree topper - a digital restoration of 1964 b-movie santa claus conquers the martians. landmark sunshine, $10. >>
12/16-17 midnight: we love stop-motion animation holidays, especially when tim burton puts his signature on them. the nightmare before christmas screens at landmark sunshine, $10. >>
12/17-18, 24 1pm: michael caine as scrooge + kermit as bob cratchit + fozzie bear as fozziwig = brillant casting in the muppet christmas carol. museum of the moving image. free with $12 museum admission. >>
12/21-27 (times tba): zuzu's petals! mary owen (donna reed's daughter) in person at select screenings of it's a wonderful life (new 35mm print!). ifc, $tba. >>
12/23-29 2:45pm: lesson: if the post office recognizes you as being santa claus, then you are santa claus. miracle on 34th street (1947), new 35mm print. film forum, $12.50. >>
12/23-24 midnight: 'buddy the elf; what's your favorite color?' landmark sunshine, $10. >>
12/25 2pm: spend the holiday with steven spielberg (via raiders of the lost ark and jurassic park) at 92ytribeca's annual all-you-can-eat chinese buffet and a movie event. booze available for purchase at the bar. $25 adv, $30 door. >>
shopping
12/8 6-9pm: etsy helps you make your own holiday-photo card with three themes outfitted with merch from etsy holiday shops. bonus: free food + drink. $5. >>
12/10-11: authors michael showalter, emma straub, josh ritter, many more give book recommendations, sign, and help wrap and bag your purchases at brooklyn's word. bonus: free cider + donuts! >>
12/10-11: bust magazine's seventh annual holiday craftacular and food fair features 200 vendors, plus classes and demos. bonus: the first 300 folks get a free goodie bag. 82 mercer st bet. broome + spring, $3 admission. >>
12/15-17 5pm-1am: the brooklyn night bazaar returns with independent merchants and food vendors, plus performances by the hold steady, fucked up, midnight magic, titus andronicus, lcd soundsystem's james murphy (dj set), more. 149 kent ave (williamsburg), free admission, $10-22 for bands. >>
12/17-18 11am-7pm: 50+vendors fill the brooklyn lyceum's annual holiday marketplace. bonus: gift bags for the first 50 folks 11am-12pm and 6-7pm each day. free admission. >>
12/17-18 12-6pm: brooklyn craft central's fourth annual holiday craft market brings 65 designers to littlefield (100% different designers each day), plus food trucks and booze from the bar. free admission. >>
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