In normal times, the Boston Pops, also known as âAmericaâs Orchestra,â would be nearing the end of its nearly monthlong, annual Holiday Pops season at the cityâs Symphony Hall, with at least 40 performances attracting nearly 100,000 concertgoers.
But, this December, when nothing is normal, Pops conductor Keith Lockhart, in his 26th season with the orchestra, presides over an ambitious, highly produced 2020 Boston Pops Holiday Concert stream, available until Jan. 9 for a $30 ticket at bso.org/Now.
It includes several segments filmed at Fenway Park in October with the surreal sight of masked players in sunglasses, as well as an encore archival classic from a previous season featuring the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in a fanciful arrangement of âTwelve Days of Christmas.â