Atlanta Symphony Orchestra announces 2025–26 holiday lineup

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) announced its upcoming holiday show lineup that will close out 2025 and kick-off the new year.

Featuring a mix of award-winning artists, film-inspired concerts and Christmas favorites, ASO has something for everyone this holiday season.

During the opening weekend of November, ASO will be performing Danny Elfman’s iconic score from the stop-motion holiday film The Nightmare Before Christmas, bringing the adventure of Jack Skellington to life in a must-see live concert.

On Nov. 23, families can enjoy a Broadway-style version of A Charlie Brown Christmas, featuring immersive sets, lighting, choreography and colorful costumes that adapt the Peanuts classic into a larger-than-life production.

A couple of days later, on Nov. 25, singer-songwriter and former American Idol contestant Cody Fry will be putting on a family-friendly concert, with his own father conducting the show.

Fans of Macauley Culkin being left behind by his massive family and having to defend himself from dangerous burglars with intricate traps will be happy to learn that the symphony will be putting on Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in Concert, a live performance of John Williams’ beloved music from the film.

Country music lovers will be overjoyed to hear that the trio of Lady A will be taking the main stage on Dec. 5 and Trisha Yearwood will be joining the symphony for Christmastime with Trisha Yearwood on Dec. 10, featuring music from her new holiday album.

Returning this year is the orchestra’s long-running tradition, Christmas with the ASO, which will feature festive performances from the Morehouse College Glee Club and the ASO Chorus, who will both be belting out some of the holiday season’s most renowned songs on Dec. 11-14.

Other highlights of the holiday season include Leslie Odom Jr. (Dec. 15), Sarah Brightman (Dec. 17), Handel’s Messiah (Dec. 18–19), the Celtic Woman Symphony Christmas Tour (Dec. 20–21), Sounds of the Season (Dec. 23), A Drag Queen Christmas (Dec. 26), The Holiday in Concert (Dec. 27–28) and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons (Jan. 4 and 6, 2026).

Tickets for each holiday show can be purchased on the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s website.

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