MUSIC

CELEBRATE A SENSATIONAL SEASON OF ARTS AT THE CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION IN 2012. Enjoy an amazing performing arts season full of classical music, dance, rock and roll, sports-themed music, cartoon characters, patriotic fanfare, award-winning children’s performers and more at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in 2012.

Friday, December 7, CWMP and the Houston Symphony present Holly Jolly Symphony Spectacular. Gates open at 6 p.m.

For only the second time in 22 years, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion rings in the holidays with a heartwarming celebration that features the sounds of the season. Join us Dec. 7 as The Pavilion is magically transformed into a Winter Wonderland complete with snow!

The evening’s musical holiday merriment features the Houston Symphony performing holiday classics and popular tunes conducted by Robert Franz. Warm your spirit with joyful sounds of songs such as “A Christmas Festival” medley with “Joy to the World,” “Deck the Halls” and “Jingle Bells.”

Also included are Suite from “The Nutcracker,” a Christmas Pops Sing-Along, Suite from “The Snow Maiden,” “A Hanukkah Overture,” “Sleigh Ride” and more.

Westside High School’s Inertia Dance Company joins the symphony performing to “Toot, Toot, Tootie, Toot” and “Sugar Rum Cherry” from “The Nutcracker,” as well as to “Dance of the Buffoons” from “The Snow Maiden.”

The North Plaza feels more like the North Pole as it’s all decked out for holiday fun. Starting at 6 p.m., guests can visit with Santa, Frosty and other holiday characters, make arts and crafts, play in the snow, listen to carolers sing and much more.

The snow is sponsored by Hubbell & Hudson. All aboard for a ride on the Candy Cane Express for a merry good time starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Gold Lot.

‘Tis the season!