Live holiday concerts and awkward office parties are out this year but that doesn’t mean the season has to be joyless. Some of the city’s holiday favourites and a few newer events have gone virtual this year for cozy at-home streaming. Here’s how to indulge in the festivities this season while you’re stuck at home.
A sing-along classic
1For more than three decades, Tafelmusik has performed Handel’s famous
Messiah in an interactive sing-along rendition led by founding director Ivars Taurins. This year, it’s streaming a performance of Sing-Along
Messiah, recorded in 2010 at Koerner Hall, for free. To December 26, YouTube.
Mya Hansen and
Danielle Middleton in a joint statement. “We have no doubt that she is on her way to becoming a global superstar, and we are thrilled to be a part of her journey as a songwriter and artist.
Reservoir has acquired the catalog of late Songwriters Hall of Famer Bob Crewe, which includes such popular Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons singles as “My Eyes Adored You,” “Walk Like A Man” and “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and hit songs by LaBelle (“Lady Marmalade, later performed by Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya and P!nk) and The Rays (“Silhouettes”).