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HOLIDAY POPS
December 16 & 17 at 8 p.m. at the Majestic Theatre
Ken-David Masur, conductor
San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers, Dr. John Silantien, director
Stiletto, vocalists
John Clare, Santa Claus

HOLIDAY FAMILY CELEBRATION
Sunday, December 18 at 1:30 p.m. at Laurie Auditorium

And while I won't be Kris Kringle at this concert, you should go!

SPECIAL CONCERT TO AID THE FOOD BANK
Monday, December 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Coker United Methodist Church
The members of the San Antonio Symphony are offering a varied program that will include Handel’s Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 1; Beethoven’s Octet in E flat for Winds; Allain’s “A Christmas Carol” with narrator, Deirdre Saravia from Texas Public Radio; and, the Brass section will be playing a selection of Holiday favorites to conclude the concert.

The purpose of the concert will be to help the Food Bank restock its shelves at a time of year when their stocks become most depleted due to the proximity of the two biggest Holidays of the year. This will be accomplished through the donation of non-perishable items as well as free will offerings made by our audience. 100% of the collection, food and money, will be given to the Food Bank.

For Symphony tickets call (210) 554-1010 or visit sasymphony.org.

Carter and Carols

Listen this week on KPAC and KTXI for great Christmas carols, sounds of the season, and a celebration of Elliott Carter, who turns 100 years old this Thursday. There is a countdown clock on the right hand side of this blog, and you can copy it if you liek to share with your friends!

Christmas Quiz

Legal departments can get out of hand with their political correctness, and here at ClassicallyHip, we think that the lawyers have gone too far this holiday season.

Can you name these Christmas Carols?


1. Move Hither The Entire Assembly Of Those Who Are Loyal In Their Belief
The answer: "O Come All Ye Faithful!"

2. Embellish Interior Passageways

3. Vertically Challenged Adolescent Percussionist

4. First Person Singular Experiencing An Hallucinatory Phenomenon Of A Natal Celebration Devoid Of Color

5. Soundless Nocturnal Period

6. Majestic Triplet Referred To In The First Person Plural

7. The Yuletide Occurence Preceding All Others

8. Precious Metal Musical Devices

9. Omnipotent Supreme Being Elicit Respite To Ecstatic Distinguished Males

10. Caribou With Vermillion Olfactory Appendage

11. Allow Crystalline Formations To Descend

12. Jovial Yuletide Desired For The Second Person Singular Or Plural By The First Person Plural

13. Commence Auditory Reception The Announcing Cherubs Vocalize

14. Kris Kringle Will Be Arriving In The City In The Not Too Distant Future

15. Bipedal Traveling Through An Amazing Acreage During The Period Between December 21st And March 21st In The Northern Hemisphere

16. Its Arrival Occurred At Twelve O'Clock During A Clement Nocturnal Period

17. Exclamatory Remark Concerning A Diminutive Municipality In Judea Southwest Of Jerusalem

18. Song of Mirth About the Seat of the Intellect of an Uncastrated Porcine Male

19. Primary Color Between Green and Violet In The Visible Spectrum Annual Festival of the Christian Church Commemorating the Birth of Jesus

20. Female Ancestor Came Against With An Impact And Knocked Down By Large Deer of the Genus Rangifer, of Northern and Arctic Regions of Europe, Asia, and North America

For the answers (the REAL CAROLS!), click here.

Although these titles would work better for Frank's comments...

Enjoy a great holiday tune recorded live in Las Vegas!