L.A.’s largest free multicultural holiday celebration Christmas Eve

64th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration — 23 performing groups in colorful costumes, representing the many cultures of Los Angeles, celebrate the season during this free, 3-hour extravaganza of holiday-themed music and dance.

WHEN:
• Sunday, Dec. 24 from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
(Audience begins lining up at noon)

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
*All performance times are approximate and subject to change.

♦ 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.:
• South Side Symphony (18-piece Black youth orchestra fuses soul, hip-hop and jazz with classical technique)
• RAISE (18-member gospel choir)
• Técnica Arte y Folklore (colorful Mexican folklorico)
• Pasadena Girls' Choir (all girls choir ages 7-17)
• TAIKOPROJECT (heart-pounding Japanese drumming) & Blue 13 Dance Company (Southeast Asian Indian-influenced contemporary choreography)
• Christian Fellowship Chorale (30-member gospel choir accompanied by piano, guitar, bass & drums))
• Jessica Fichot (French/Chinese chanteuse on accordion & toy piano, accompanied by clarinet, guitar, and bass)

♦ 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.:
• Greeting by L.A. County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell (2nd District)
• Torrance Civic Chorale & South Bay Children’s Choir (Choral music)
• Hiza Yoo Korean Dance Institute (Korean dance)
• Vox Femina Los Angeles (All-female choir)
• Gabrielito Y La Verdad (Nine-piece Latin jazz band)
• Treble on Grand (a cappella jazz)
• XoroTroptzi (colorful Bulgarian folk dance ensemble)
• MUSYCA Children’s Choir (40-member youth vocal ensemble)

♦ 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.:
• Divas and Drummers of Compton (25 dancers, 10 drummers)
• Carnegie Gospel Choir (50-member choir accompanied by piano, bass & drums)
• Mostly Kosher & Jewish Youth Orchestra (Nine-piece Jewish cultural revival band & six-piece youth orchestra)
• Palmdale Choral Union (world-class high school choir)
• M Dance Collective (traditional Chinese dance)
• The Citrus Singers (30-member choir with handbells)
• Reverb Tap (tap dance ensemble)
• Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (upbeat holiday tunes and “choralography”)
• Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea (16-piece, all-female mariachi ensemble)

WHERE:
The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
135 N. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles 90012