Live Christmas music. The gift that keeps on giving.
Here are some of the best festive season offerings in December 2025 – all wrapped up.

 

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Noel! Noel! Photo @ Keith Saunders

Touring

It wouldn’t feel like Christmas without Australian Brandenburg’s Noël Noël!, would it? Artistic director Paul Dyer’s thoughtful program of festive music always provides fresh angles and a fascinating insights into festive season music. Joyful, sometimes irreverent and always fun, the 2025 edition of Noël Noël! kicks off in Melbourne on 6 December before playing venues across Sydney from 9–18 December.

The Song Company returns this December with Hark! 2025 – its much-loved annual celebration of the festive season. The program rejoices in family, memory, and belonging, bringing together timeless Christmas favourites and sparkling contemporary works from Arvo Pärt, Judith Weir, Gabriel Jackson, and Bob Chilcott, alongside Australian composers Alice Chance, David Yardley, Joe Twist and Ruth McCall. The tour begins on 4 December at St Paul’s, Manuka, with stops at Blackheath and Newcastle, Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay, Sydney and Wollongong. Details here.

The acclaimed a cappella quintet The Idea of North...