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Sounds of the Season,  Presented by the City of Miami Beach

Friday, December 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM

New World Center

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A beloved Miami holiday tradition returns with music that says Feliz Navidad, Happy Hanukkah, and Joyeux Noël. 

Ring in the season with festive songs from around the world, from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite to the Hollywood magic of Home Alone and The Polar Express. Sing along to familiar favorites like Sleigh Ride and White Christmas and celebrate the moments that make this time of year so special.  

The Friday, December 18 performance is presented by the City of Miami Beach for its residents. Tickets will be available at the NWS Box Office beginning November 2nd. Limit four tickets per household. Proof of Miami Beach residency is required.

Location

  • New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Stage

    Directions

  • Seat map

Program

  1. Traditional / arr. James Kessler

    Approx. duration: 3 minutes

    An American Holiday Overture

  2. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    (1840-1893) Approx. duration: 14 minutes

    Selections from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (1892)

    Miniature Overture
    March
    Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
    Trepak (Russian Dance)
    Waltz of the Flowers

  3. Adapted by Anthony DiLorenzo

    (b. 1967) Approx. duration: 7 minutes

    ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (2008)

  4. Ralph Vaughan Williams

    (1872-1958) Approx. duration: 4 minutes

    Fantasia on Greensleeves (1934)

  5. Traditional / arr. Nicholas Greer

    Approx. duration: 3 minutes

    “A La We Three Kings” from Christmas A La Vivaldi (2018)

  6. Anthony DiLorenzo

    (b. 1967) Approx. duration: 7 minutes

    Navidad Latina! (2019; NWS commission)

  7. Mykola Leontovych | Peter Wilhousky

    (1877-1921) | (1902-1978) Arranged by Richard Hayman - Approx. duration: 3 minutes

    Carol of the Bells (1914)

  8. John Williams

    (b. 1932) Approx. duration: 3 minutes

    Three Holiday Songs from Home Alone (2013)

    III. “Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas”

  9. Sam Hyken

    (b. 1981) Approx. duration: 5 minutes

    Chanukah 5776 (2015; NWS commission)

  10. Alan Silvestri

    (b. 1950) Arranged by Jerry Brubaker - Approx. duration: 6 minutes

    Suite from The Polar Express (2004)

  11. Leroy Anderson

    (1908-1975) Approx. duration: 3 minutes

    Sleigh Ride (1948)

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