Boston Pops: 2020 Holiday Celebration

Keith Lockhart leads the Boston Pops Orchestra in the online Holiday Pops program including the Pops’ classic “Sleigh Ride,” a Stan Kenton arrangement of “Good King Wenceslas” for brass and rhythm section, a Christmastime medley of seasonal favorites, “Home for the Holidays,” with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus joining virtually, and local celebrity narrators reciting stanzas from “A Visit from Saint Nicholas” (“‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”).

Special highlights particularly for young audiences include “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers” accompanied by a film by FableVision, “We Need a Little Christmas,” a “Christmas is for Children” Sing-Along, and “Christmas Time is Here,” featuring a special virtual performance by the Boston Symphony Children’s Choir; sensory supports will be available for families with children or adults diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder or sensory sensitivities.

Portions of this Holiday Pops program were filmed at Fenway Park, where team mascot Wally participated in the recording festivities.