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Pick: Christmas at The Paramount

Carols everywhere: The Oratorio Society of Virginia returns to the stage after nearly two years for Christmas at The Paramount. Directed by Michael Slon and composed of some of the community’s finest singers, the choral group will perform an assortment of seasonal favorites, including excerpts from Antonio Vivaldi, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Virginia’s own Adolphus Hailstork. The chorus will be joined onstage by a live orchestra during this long-running local tradition.

Saturday 12/18. $10-52, 2:30pm and 7pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net

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ARTS Pick: Christmas at The Paramount

Director Michael Slon conducts the 90-member strong Oratorio Society of Virginia for Christmas at The Paramount. Composed of some the area’s finest vocalists, the chorus performs English carols and traditional Spanish holiday compositions, as well as J.A.C. Redford’s Welcome All Wonders: A Christmas Celebration. Choirs from local high schools join in, and an audience sing-along rounds out the night.

Saturday, December 16, $25-49, 2:30 and 7:30pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 979-1333.