Mark your calendar for this year’s event because we have made it even bigger and better! In addition to the traditional group singing of Silent Night that we do together each year with John Conahan, we are adding a Jazz Swing Party immediately following with Josh Lee and the Extended Family.
This will all happen on the same night under the vaulted glass ceiling of The Kimmel Center. It’s going to be an amazing time, so get ready to sing, and then get ready to dance and listen to some of Philly’s best big band sounds.
As always, this free community performance will be a powerful experience that you don’t want to miss, showing beyond a doubt that music connects us, inspires us, and elevates us—across genres and regardless of our differences.
We welcome singers and dancers of all ages and experience to participate, but you can also take it all in as a listener, soaking in the holiday sounds. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event.
Schedule
4:45 PM | Participating singers and audience should arrive at Commonwealth Plaza at the Kimmel Center.
5:00 PM | Opening remarks from the podium. 5:10 – 5:55 p.m. Silent Night Sing-In begins. Rehearsal and Performance of “Silent Night” conducted by John Conahan.
6:00–6:55 | The inaugural “Swing-In” big band party with Josh Lee and the Family Band.
7:00 PM | Disperse and spread the joy.
