Nothing brings on the Christmas spirit than Advent choirs, carols and Yuletide music. Vienna, visitors will not be lacking for places where they can listen and watch live Advent musical performances and in different genres, too. From opera to gospel to contemporary and even in the traditional Wienerlied, Christmas music fills the air in Vienna the whole month of December.
Mark your calendars with these special events: Christmas in Vienna. The Vienna Konzerthaus becomes the stage for a festival of Christmas opera music on the 20th and 21st of December. International opera stars will come to perform together with local artists in this classical concert. Notable performers include the St. Florian Boys’ Choir, the Wiener Singakademie, Sophie Koch and many more. Christmas with the Rat Pack. Relive Christmas oldies but goodies with impersonators of famous crooners like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. From the 21st to the 31st of December, the swinging set will be performing at the Museumsquartier. Advent Music in the Churches. There are more reasons to visit Vienna’s classical churches this December.
For the whole month, there will be chamber music, selected Christmas readings, trumpet and piano performances in churches like St. Stephen’s Cathedral, St. Anna’s Church, the Church of Saint John the Baptist, the Minotirenkirche and Peterskirche. Wienerlied Advent music. Live Wienerlied performance will be performed in one venue in each Viennese district every night from the 1st to the 23rd of December. Venues include the Wien Museum Karlsplatz, Arena bar, inns and bistros. Check the local tourism calendar for specific dates and venues of each event.
