A Philly POPS Christmas

Michael Krajewski, Conductor

Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center for Performing Arts

300 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Get Directions
Dec 2-18, 2016
See All Dates & Times
Fri, Dec 2, 2016
8pm
Christmas Salute
Sold Out
8pm
Sat, Dec 3, 2016
3pm
doors open at 2:30pm
3pm
Sun, Dec 4, 2016
3pm
doors open at 2:30pm
3pm
Wed, Dec 7, 2016
8pm
doors open at 7:30pm
8pm
Sat, Dec 10, 2016
3pm
doors open at 2:30pm
3pm
Sun, Dec 11, 2016
3pm
doors open at 2:30pm
3pm
Wed, Dec 14, 2016
8pm
doors open at 7:30pm
8pm
Fri, Dec 16, 2016
3pm
doors open at 2:30pm
3pm
Sat, Dec 17, 2016
3pm
doors open at 2:30pm
3pm
Sun, Dec 18, 2016
7pm
doors open at 6:30pm
7pm
Featuring

Tony DeSare, vocalist and piano

Peter Richard Conte, organ

The Philly POPS Festival Chorus

Philadelphia Boys Choir

African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas Gospel Choir

It just wouldn’t be Christmas in Philadelphia without the most treasured holiday musical tradition from The Philly POPS. Join POPS Music Director Maestro Michael Krajewski as he leads you through an all-new spectacular lineup of exciting musical arrangements featuring internationally acclaimed pianistvocalist Tony DeSare — a returning POPS audience favorite dubbed “two parts Sinatra, one part Billy Joel” — as well as over 300 remarkable musicians and choir members, including The Philly POPS Festival Chorus. You won’t want to miss our classic audience sing-along — and heartwarming surprises sure to delight your entire family!

Note: Conductor’s Circle seating is not available for this event.

Helpful Information

This program, including intermission, is approximately two hours in length. Artists and program are subject to change without notice.

Discounted parking passes are available from select garages. For more information, please call 215.893.1999 or add a parking pass during checkout when purchasing your tickets.

Photography

We hope all of our guests will have a great time and make many memories at our concerts and events. Post your photos or videos on social media and include #phillypops for a chance to win a pair of tickets to any upcoming concert in the current or following season! Please refrain from flash photography in the concert hall. 

Enjoy the show!

Guest Artists

Tony DeSare, vocalist & piano

More

Tony DeSare performs with infectious joy, wry playfulness and robust musicality. Named a Rising Star Male Vocalist in Downbeat magazine, DeSare has lived up to this distinction by winning critical and popular acclaim for his concert performances throughout North America and abroad. From jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall to Las Vegas headlining with Don Rickles and major symphony orchestras, DeSare has brought his fresh take on old school class around the globe. DeSare has three top ten Billboard jazz albums under his belt and has been featured on the CBS Early Show, NPR, A Prairie Home Companion, the Today Show and his music has been posted by social media celebrity juggernaut, George Takei.
  

Peter Richard Conte, Organist

More

Peter Richard Conte is highly regarded as a skillful performer and arranger of organ transcriptions. He has been featured several times on National Public Radio and on ABC television’s Good Morning America and World News Tonight. His monthly radio show, The Wanamaker Organ Hour, airs on the first Sunday of each month and can be accessed online via WRTI.org. He performs extensively throughout the United States and Canada under the management of Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists, and was a featured artist at the American Guild of Organists’ National Convention in 2002, and at the International Organ Festival in Aosta, Italy, in September 2004. In 2013, the Philadelphia Music Alliance honored him with a bronze plaque on the Avenue of the Arts’ Walk of Fame. He has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, The Philly POPS, and with Delaware and Allentown Symphonies.

PHILADELPHIA'S MOST TREASURED HOLIDAY TRADITION!
Season Tickets Available Now!

Related News

Mar 1, 2016

Philly POPS Announces Next Season: Musical Tributes to Elvis, The Beatles, Broadway, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and Journey

Following record success, POPS extends music director's contract and reveals plans for significant expansion.
Read More