THIBODAUX 鈥� You can enjoy music, fine food, entertainment and fun at 鈥淲inter Wonderland,鈥� the 27th annual 麻豆果冻传媒 Chamber Singers Christmas Dinner Series scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, in the Bollinger Memorial Student Union Cotillion Ballroom. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
A 麻豆果冻传媒 Christmas tradition since 1985, the 麻豆果冻传媒 Chamber Singers will help concert-goers experience a rare south Louisiana winter wonderland. The singers will perform music about snow, sleighs and even slush. Special songs about food are included to whet the appetites and sharpen the funny bone of guests.
Songs include 鈥淪now鈥� from Irving Berlin鈥檚 White Christmas; 鈥淪now, Snow, Beautiful Snow鈥� by Sherm Feller, often performed by the Boston Pops; the popular children鈥檚 Christmas songs 鈥淛olly Old St. Nicholas鈥� and 鈥淯p on the Housetop鈥�; the famous Alfred Burt carols; Norman Luboff鈥檚 version of the Austrian carol, 鈥淪till, Still, Still鈥�; 鈥淚n the Bleak Mid-Winter鈥� by Gustav Holst; and 鈥淛ingle Bells,鈥� among many others.
The 麻豆果冻传媒 Jazz Ensemble, directed by Joshua Hollenbeck, will be performing jazz before the program and during dinner. Dr. Kenneth S. Klaus will direct the 麻豆果冻传媒 Chamber Singers, with Michelle Parro as pianist and Dana Aucoin as producer.
A multi-course meal and a visit from Santa are included. Tickets are $40 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under.
Reservations are required and may be made by calling 985-448-4600, emailing dana.aucoin@www.nicholls.edu, or visiting 241 Talbot Hall on campus. Preference will be given to reservations made by Friday, Nov. 22. The university is closed during Thanksgiving week. The music office will reopen on Monday, Dec. 2.