JORDAN SMITH 'TIS THE SEASON - Performance
- Friday December 16th at 8pm
- Friday December 23rd at 11pm
- Saturday December 24th at 5am
Jordan Smith, season nine winner of NBC’s The Voice (and biggest selling "Voice" artist to date), stars in his very first one-hour concert program, JORDAN SMITH ‘TIS THE SEASON. Taped on the Evergreen Stage at Diadan Studios, the special spotlights music from Jordan’s new Christmas album “‘Tis the Season,” and features special guest David Foster, the legendary composer, songwriter and producer (Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion). Jordan performs with his core band, led by musical director Cheche Alara (Latin Grammys and American Idol), along with a string and horns/woodwind section to round out the sound. Produced by the team behind the critically acclaimed music series Front And Center and the talk show Speakeasy, the concert special showcases Jordan’s powerful vocals singing classic holiday and popular songs.
CHRISTMASTIME IN NEW ORLEANS - Performance
- Wednesday December 21st at 10:30pm
- Saturday December 24th at 7:30pm and 11:30pm
- Sunday December 25th at 5:30am
Featured in this special are some of city’s notable personalities, including actors Wendell Pierce and Jim Caviezel; renowned chefs John Folse, John Besh, and Leah Chase; and musicians from a new 18-piece jazz orchestra, The NOLA Players. Thes top jazz musicians come together to form a “super-group” of musical talent, offering original compositions of Christmas classics. The goal of both the soundtrack and the documentary is to capture the spirit of the people, and to show the magic, color, and fun of Christmas in New Orleans.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS WITH THE BOSTON POPS - Performance
- Friday December 23rd at 8pm
- Saturday December 24th at 4pm
- Sunday December 25th at 12am
The one-hour music special HAPPY HOLIDAYS WITH THE BOSTON POPS showcases the best of the New England holiday season with the Boston Pops and Tanglewood Festival Chorus, under the direction of Keith Lockhart, performing beloved classics, including "Christmas Canticles"and "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel’s Messiah. Filmed at historic Symphony Hall in Boston, the show features several special segments, including a performance by bass-baritone Justin Hopkins. Country superstar Sara Evans sings songs from her 2014 holiday album “At Christmas,” and Mad Men and Broadway star Robert Morse reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas” with musical accompaniment. Of course, no Holiday Pops concert would be complete without the orchestra’s signature rendition of Leroy Anderson’s "Sleigh Ride,"a piece written expressly for the Boston Pops, and a visit from the one and only Santa Claus.
