If you've got a hankering for Christmas carols, and want to hear a choir sing, here's a list of upcoming choir performances you can enjoy in Lebanon.
1. Christmas Jingles at A Tempo Musical School in Baabda
A Tempo Musical School is holding a Christmas choir concert and will perform jingles people can sing along to.
Date: Friday, Dec. 16
Location: Mar Abda and Phocas Church in Baabda
Time: 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
2. Strange Christmas Songs at Stark Creative Space
If you have a craving for peculiar songs that won't make you sing along, you should visit the Stark Creative Space's Christmas concert!
Date: Saturday, Dec. 17
Location: Stark Creative Space at Al Kaslik
Time: 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Entrance Fee: 20,000 Lebanese lira
Visit their Facebook event page for more info.
3. Traditional English Christmas Carols in Bsalim
If you enjoy traditional English Christmas carols, you might want to stop by this church choir, and join in on their festivities.
Date: Saturday, Dec.17
Location: Christ the King Church in Bsalim
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Visit their Facebook event page for more info.
4. A Choir Featuring the Writer of this Post at LAU
If you're in the mood for both classical pieces and traditional Christmas carols, you should visit the Lebanese American University choir (which, full disclosure, includes yours truly).
Date: Monday, Dec. 19 and Friday, Dec. 23
Location: LAU Beirut and The National Evangelical Church of Beirut in Downtown
Time: 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Visit the Facebook event page for more info.
5. "From the Father shone to us a Lord" at USEK
The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik choir will be participating in their annual Christmas concert, conducted by Reverend Father Badih El Hage, the Dean of the Faculty of Music.
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 20
Location: USEK Campus
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Visit their Facebook event page for more info.
6. Christmas Choir while you shop
Beirut City Center is hosting a Christmas choir every weekend of December till Christmas.
Date: Dec. 17 and 18
Location: Beirut City Center, Hazmieh
Time: 6:00 p.m., 7:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
7. Christmas choirs all month round at Beirut Chants Festival
Beirut Chants is a Choir group that hosts 29 concerts in the month of December. This is not an event to be missed.
Date: Dec. 1 - 23
Location & Time: Constantly changing, check the website for more information.
