MUSIC: HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) – A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU

Who wants a Silent Night at Christmas time? Tis the season to be jolly, let your hair down, lift your glass up and let the good times roll. So, get ready to rock around the Christmas tree with the ultimate Chrissy gift for rock n roll lovers. Happy Xmas (War is Over) – A Christmas Gift For You is the unique music spectacular set to tear up the Sydney Opera House over two very special nights. Based around Phil Spector’s classic 1963 album, A Christmas Gift For You – voted #142 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time – this spectacular event promises to be the most kick-arse Christmas concert ever. Led by an 18-strong line-up of Aussie music’s finest, including the awesome Tim Rogers, Bob Evans, Paul Dempsey, Jade MacRae, Mahalia Barnes and Gin Wigmore, this is your chance to get in the festive spirit like never before. Filled with all the extravagance and musical wonder that Spector’s original work warrants, you’ll be crooning along and tapping your feet to all the hits from the legendary album, as well as some of the greatest rock n roll Christmas tunes from the last five decades, including John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Happy Christmas (War is Over) and The Pogues’ Fairy Tale Of New York. So, celebrate peace, joy and goodwill – rock on!
Dec 22-23, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, $99-$119, 9250 7777 or sydneyoperahouse.com.au