Holly Jolly Jingle – Seattle Choruses

The Seattle Men’s Chorus rings in everyone’s favorite holiday tradition: seasonal classics, Christmas comedy, costumes, dancing and the gayest sing-along in Seattle. We premiere NOTcracker Suite…our very own four-minute rendition of the holiday staple featuring hilarious lyrics, props, and antics you expect from the Men’s Chorus. It’s the holliest, jolliest time of the year!

Tickets

Times, Date, and Venues

ASL Interpretation – The December 20, 2025 – 2:00pm performance at Benaroya Hall will include certified ASL interpretation. The interpreters will be located on the audience-left side of the stage. To ensure the best possible ASL Interpretation seating we strongly recommend purchasing tickets directly through the Box Office. Email tickets@seattlechoruses.org, and please mention your need for seats close to the interpreters.

Information for all venues is available here.

Media Coverage

Mukilteo Beacon | “Seattle Men’s Chorus concert available online” | December 28, 2025
BroadwayWorld | “Seattle Men’s Chorus to Offer HOLLY JOLLY JINGLE For On-Demand Streaming” | December 18, 2025
Ever Out Seattle | “Ticket Alert: Tyler Childers, Megan Moroney, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week” | December 11, 2025
Seattle Magazine | “Seattle’s Big Holiday Arts Guide” | December 8, 2025
Northwest Prime Time | “Seattle Holiday Shows from Scrooge to Snoopy” | December 7, 2025
King 5 News | “Seattle Men’s Chorus invites everyone to ‘Holly Jolly Jingle’ concerts” | December 6, 2025
Ever Out Seattle | “Seattle Men’s Chorus: Holly Jolly Jingle at Pantages Theater in Tacoma, WA – Friday December 5” | December 5, 2025
Ever Out Seattle | “Ticket Alert: Evanescence, FKA twigs, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week” | December 4, 2025
Cascade PBS | “Seattle Holiday Shows from Scrooge to Snoopy” | December 4, 2025
Seattle Gay Scene | “The Ha-Ha Holidays Are Here With Lots Of Xmas Theater On Hand” | December 3, 2025
Gay Cities | “Jingle and Jazz Hands: Gay Men’s Choruses Launch Their 2025 Holiday Shows” | December 3, 2025
KOMO News | “Seattle Men’s Chorus Rings in Holiday Cheer with fun-filled ‘Holly Jolly Jingle’ concert” | December 1, 2025
Seattle Refined | “How to Sleigh the Holidays: Your Can’t-Miss Guide to Christmas around Seattle” | November 28, 2025
South Sound Magazine | “Seattle Men’s Chorus Returns with ‘Holly Jolly Jingle’ Show” | November 24, 2025
425 Magazine | “Seattle Men’s Chorus Returns with ‘Holly Jolly Jingle’ Show” | November 24, 2025
Yakima Herald-Republic | “8 must-see holiday classical concerts around Seattle in 2025” | November 17, 2025
The Cascadian | “It’s the Holliest, Jolliest Time of Year with the Seattle Men’s Chorus” | November 17, 2025
The Seattle Times | “8 must-see holiday classical concerts around Seattle in 2025” | November 17, 2025
Parent Map | “‘Holly Jolly Jingle’: Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday Show in Everett” | November 15, 2025
Parent Map | “‘Holly Jolly Jingle’: Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday Show in Tacoma” | November 15, 2025
Seattle Gay Scene | “Seattle Men’s Chorus Announces Christmas Holiday Show, “Holly Jolly Jingle”!” | October 22, 2025
Parent Map | “‘Holly Jolly Jingle’: Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday Show in Seattle” | October 15, 2025
Parent Map | “‘Holly Jolly Jingle’: Seattle Men’s Chorus Kids’ Holiday Show” | October 15, 2025

Program

Digital Program

Repertoire

Act 1
Christmastime
Words and Music by Michael W. Smith and Joanna Carlson. Arranged by Joseph M. Martin.
Jingle Them Bells
Original music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb. Parody arrangement by Steve Huffines.
Soloist: Cameron Hollingshead
Magnified in Glory
Words and music by Nick Page.
Betelehemu (Nigerian carol)
Words and music by Babatunde Olatunji. Arranged by Wendell Whalum.
Silver Bells
Words by Jay Evans. Music by Jay Livingston. Arranged by Jacob Naverud.
I See a Star
Words and music by Greg Gilpin.
Ad Astra
Words and music by Jacob Naverud.
A Holly Jolly Christmas
Words and music by Johnny Marks. Arranged by Greg Gilpin.
Jingle Bells (as performed by Barbra Streisand)
Words and music by James Pierpont. Arranged by Mark Hayes.
The Bells of Christmas
Words and music by Loreena McKennitt. Arranged by Andrew Seifert.
Soloist: Sheldon Baxter
DJ, Play a Christmas Song
Words and music by Sarah Hudson, Jesse Saint John, Brett Mclaughlin, James Abrahart, Mark Schick, and Lionel Crasta. Arranged by Eric Knechtges.

Act 2
With Bells On (as performed by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers)
Words and music by Dolly Parton. Arranged by Andrew Seifert.
Ocho Kandelikas
Words and music by Flory Jagoda. Arranged by Dave Volpe.
Soloist: Eric Wielock
Holiday Lament
Words and music by Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman. Arranged by Andrew Seifert.
Soloists: Travis DePrato, Aaron Fink, and Mark Miller
Jolly to the Core (as performed by The Descendents)
Lyrics and music by Joacim Bo Persson, Shelly Peiken, and Carl Johan Axel Alkenäs. Arranged by Andrew Seifert.
Soloists: Mikey Dela Cruz and Jerbarco Arnold-Barger
Ring Out, Solstice Bells (as performed by Jethro Tull)
Lyrics and Music by Ian Scott Anderson. Arranged by Andrew Seifert.
Sleigh Ride
Words by Mitchell Parish. Music by Leroy Anderson. Arranged by Mark Hayes.
The NOTcracker Suite
Concept and words by Paul Caldwell and Rand Ringgenberg. Music arranged by Andrew Seifert.
Sing-Along
A Holiday Sing-Along – arr. Audrey Snyder and John Moss
(Deck the Hall, Jingle Bells, O Christmas Tree, We Wish You a Merry Christmas)
Angels We Have Heard on High
Traditional words and music. Arranged by Buryl Red.
Christmas Auld Lang Syne (as performed by Bobby Darin)
Words by Mann Curtis and Frank Military. Traditional music. Arranged by Chad Weirick.
Hot to Go
Words and music by Chappell Roan. Arranged by Andrew Seifert.