Christmas Gala

Thursday 10 December 2026

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Gather together with family and friends…

…and get your celebrations off to a magical start with a feast of Christmas music, new and old. There will be carols for all to sing (including O Come, All Ye Faithful and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) plus festive favourites performed by the Orchestra of Opera North, joined by the many singers of the Opera North Chorus, Youth Chorus and Young Voices.

Selections from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite, The Christmas Song as made famous by Nat King Cole, carols by John Rutter and Eric Whitacre, the ever-popular Sleigh Ride …and much more!

Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2026–27

Price

£17
Includes £2 booking fee

Venue

Dewsbury Town Hall

Start time
7.30pm

Timings
Start time 7.30pm
Interval 20 mins
Finish time approx. 9.30pm

Concessions
16 and under Free

Further tickets may be available from Kirklees Town Halls.

Programme

Christmas Carol Fantasy, arr Campbell
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Still, Still, arr Higgins
We Three Kings
The First Nowell
Nativity Carol, John Rutter
Glow, Eric Whitacre
The Nutcracker – Suite, Tchaikovsky
Good King Wenceslas
Sans Day Carol, John Rutter

Bethlehem Down, Warlock
Shepherd’s Farewell, Berlioz
Second movement from ‘Carol Symphony’, Hely-Hutchinson
A Babe is Born, Mathias
O Come, All Ye Faithful
The Twelve Days of Christmas
The Christmas Song
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Performers

Anthony Kraus

Conductor

The Opera North Orchestra playing their instruments at a performance

Orchestra of Opera North

Chorus of Opera North

Opera North Youth Chorus

Opera North Young Voices

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