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Here is a list of Christmas concerts and events in Leeds over the festive season, some of which are free! If you would like us to add your event to this list, just leave a comment at the bottom of the article and we’ll put it in. You don’t even have to leave your e-mail address.

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  German Christmas Market in Leeds

  CHRISTKINDELMARKT – GERMAN CHRISTMAS MARKET 14/11/2008 – 21/12/2008

  • Millennium Square
  • Christkindelmarkt is one of the largest and most established German Christmas markets in the UK, with traditional wooden stalls, festive greenery, Christmas carousel rides and twinkling colourful lights all creating a unique continental style festive atmosphere in the heart of the city centre. An adjoining festive funfair provides fun for all the family including a traditional Christmas Carousel, a large scale dodgems and a selection of small children’s rides.
  • The market is open daily:
    10.30am to 9.00pm Monday – Saturday*
    10.30am – 8.00pm Sundays
  • For more information, call the events team on 0113 395 0891 or email events@leeds.gov.uk or CLICK HERE
• PETER PAN 22/11/2008 – 31/01/2009
  • Playhouse Theatre, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UP
  • Leave Leeds far behind and journey to Neverland with the boy who never grew up in the legend of Peter Pan.
  • Click here for the West Yorkshire Playhouse
• ADVENT CAROL SERVICE 30/11/2008
  • 4.00pm Leeds Cathedral
  • The traditional Advent Carol Service led by the Cathedral Boys’, Girls’ and Adult Choirs alongside the Bradford Boys’ Choir
  • Diocese of Leeds events page
• LUNCHTIME CAROL CONCERT 01/12/2008
  • 1.00pm Leeds Town Hall
  • Leeds Cathedral Choirs join the Bradford Boys’ Choir and Leeds Parish Church Choirs in a lunchtime concert
  • Diocese of Leeds events page
• ALADDIN 04/12/2008 – 03/01/2009
  • The Carriageworks Theatre, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD
  • Aladdin features John Lyons (A Touch of Frost) as Abanazar, the perfect pantomime villain.
  • Click here for the Carriageworks Theatre
• THURSDAY LUNCHTIME CATHEDRAL CONCERTS 04/12/2008
  • 1.10pm Leeds Cathedral
  • CONSORT 1700 is a Baroque chamber ensemble formed in 2004 consisting of soprano, harpsichord, baroque flute and cello
  • Nicola Mills – soprano
    Martyn Shaw – baroque flute
    Emma Dixon – baroque cello
    Charlotte Wilson – harpsichord
  • Diocese of Leeds events page

• JACK AND THE BEANSTALK 05/12/2008 – 11/01/2009
  • City Varieties Music Hall, Swan Street, Leeds, LS1 6LW
  • Fe! Fi! Fo! Fum! Classic panto tale.
  • City Varieties Online
• CAROLS AT EAST RIDDLESDEN HALL 06/12/2008
  • 2.00pm East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley
  • Bradford Girls’ Choir sing Christmas Carols at East Riddlesden Hall
• A CHRISTMAS EVENING WITH GERVAISE PHINN 07/12/2008
  • 4pm The Grand Theatre, Leeds
  • £16.50
  • Stories, poems, anecdotes, reading and reminiscence around the theme of Christmas.
  • One of Britain’s most popular writers and performers best known for his autobiographical novels, Up and Down in the Dales, The Other Side of The Dale, Over Hill and Dale and Head Over Heels In The Dales. Gervase Phinn shares his hilarious tales of life which will have you in stitches. This best selling author, radio and TV personality is not to be missed.

• THE WHITE ROSETTES: IT’S CHRISTMAS 07/12/2008
  • 5pm £10 Leeds Town Hall
  • The internationally renowned women’s ‘a cappella’ chorus, based in Leeds, will welcome an array of guests from the region to perform a stunning collection of music
• PADDY MCGUINNESS PLUS YOU LIVE 07/12/2008
  • 8pm £18.50 The Grand Theatre, Leeds
  • Supported by the brilliant Lancashire Hotpots
  • Paddy’s last tour ‘The Dark Side’ was the fastest selling of 2006, taking in 115 sold out dates and selling more than 160,000 tickets!
  • Paddy co-wrote‘Max and Paddy’s The Road To Nowhere’ with Peter Kay, following the adventures of the two Phoenix Nights doormen. ‘Max and Paddy’s Power of Two’, which featured the characters performing in their very own work-out video was released on DVD and became the fastest selling fitness video ever!
  • Buy Paddy McGuinness tickets here.

• BBC RADIO 2 BROADCAST 07/12/2008
  • 8.30pm BBC Radio 2
  • Bradford Youth Choir sings hymns and motets for the season of Advent on BBC Radio 2’s Sunday Half Hour programme
  • Diocese of Leeds events page
• UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD BRASS BAND 08/12/2008
  • 1.05pm FREE Leeds Town Hall
  • Maestro Phillip McCann returns to the Town Hall, this year with his acclaimed University of Huddersfield Brass Band… City Organist Dr Simon Lindley joins the band, contributes a couple of solos and introduces the concert.
• THE MIGHTY BOOSH 08/12/2008
  • 7.30pm £26 The Grand Theatre, Leeds
  • Following the sell out success of their debut live tour, “the funniest comedy double-act in Britain,” (NME) Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt, return to the live stage with their glorious mix of music and comedy.
  • Buy tickets for the Mighty Boosh here.
• RUSSIAN REFLECTIONS: ALEXANDER IVASHKIN & IRINA SCHNITTKE 09/12/2008
  • 7.30pm £15.50-£17.50 The Venue, Quarry Hill, Leeds
  • Alexander Ivashkin and Irina Schnittke perform music for cello and piano by Bach, Shostakovich and Alfred Schnittke
• SING UP CONCERT 10/12/2008
  • 7.00pm Leeds Cathedral
  • The school choirs from St Mary’s, Rothwell, Corpus Christi and St Theresa’s combine together with choristers from the Cathedral choirs
  • Diocese of Leeds events page
• THE NATIONAL CONCERT ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN 10/12/2008
  • 7.30pm £22.50; £19.50; £16.50 Leeds Town Hall
  • Directed by ex-BBC Orchestra guest conductor Greg Francis, The National Concert Orchestra and Singers entertain you with a veritable feast of popular Christmas melodies and songs.
• THURSDAY LUNCHTIME CATHEDRAL CONCERTS 11/12/2008
  • 1.10pm Leeds Cathedral
  • LEEDS CATHEDRAL BOYS’ CHOIR
    Carol concert for Leeds business community
  • Diocese of Leeds events page
• ELEKTRA 11/12/2008
  • 7.30pm £37-£13.50 Leeds Town Hall
  • A concert performance by Opera North of Richard Strauss’ Elektra
• PAUL CARRACK 12/12/2008
  • 8pm £25.50 The Grand Theatre, Leeds.
  • Pop and soul legend Paul Carrack comes to Leeds Grand Theatre on his UK winter tour. The former vocalist of Mike and The Mechanics and the voice behind world-wide hits such as Ace’s ‘How Long’, Squeeze’s ‘Tempted’ and of course, timeless classic ‘The Living Years’, has a reputation as a stunning live performer.Playing both solo and with his brilliant 7 piece band, expect to hear songs from his Greatest Hits album as well as the new hit singles ‘Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City’ and ‘I Don’t Want To Hear Any More’.
  • Click here for tickets through Ticketmaster
  • Click here for tickets through Seatwave
• STEVE COOGAN 13/12/2008-14/12/2008
  • 7.30pm (Matinee 2pm or 4pm Sunday) £36 The Grand Theatre, Leeds.
  • Steve Coogan is returning in a show featuring the characters that have made him a BAFTA and British Comedy Award winning Comedy Legend.
  • Click here for tickets through Ticketmaster.
  • Click here for tickets through Seatwave.
• LEEDS PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY 13/12/2008
  • 7.30pm £14-£27.50 Leeds Town Hall
  • Leeds Philharmonic Chorus present Bach’s celebration of Christmas.
• ELEKTRA 14/12/2008
  • 6pm £37-£13.50 Leeds Town Hall
  • A concert performance by Opera North of Richard Strauss’ Elektra
• LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL: SIMON LINDLEY 15/12/2008
  • 1.05pm FREE Leeds Town Hall
  • A programme of organ music from the City Organist

Bach In dulci iubilo – Three Organ Chorales
Yon Gesu Bambino (Pastorale)
Sumsion Carol Prelude: The Coventry Carol
Dethier Christmas
Edmundson Apostolic Symphony
Edmundson Toccata: Von Himmel hoch

• THE NUTCRACKER 17/12/2008-31/12/2008
  • 7pm £10-£31 The Grand Theatre, Leeds.
  • Northern Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker. This traditional ballet is a treat for the whole family – with beautiful costumes, spectacular sets and Tchaikovsky’s famous score, including The Waltz of the Flowers and The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
• LORD MAYOR’S CAROL CONCERT 18/12/2008
  • 6.30pm & 8.30pm £4.50 (£2.25 concessions) Leeds Town Hall
  • Join us for the annual family carol concerts.
• VIVALDI GLORIA 18/12/2008
  • 7.30pm Dewsbury Town Hall
  • Orchestra Of Opera North, Leeds Cathedral Choir, Bradford Boys’ Choir
  • A programme of works by Correlli (Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 8 – Christmas Concerto), Vivaldi (Gloria) and Bach (movements from the Christmas Oratorio).
  • Price: £16.50 – £6.00 / £4.00 under 26s
  • Diocese of Leeds events page
• CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE 21/12/2008
  • 4.00pm Leeds Cathedral
  • The traditional Christmas Carol Service led by the Cathedral Boys’, Girls’ and Adult choirs
  • Diocese of Leeds events page