Holiday Celebration

Since 1964 the Commission has produced a Holiday Celebration in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Music Center on December 24th. The program honors the spirit of many cultures and holiday traditions through music, song and dance.

Community and professional choirs, music ensembles, folk and traditional artists, and dance companies perform for an audience in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion while the program is broadcast live throughout Southern and Central California on KCET.

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Audience

Attendance and parking are free. No reservations or tickets are necessary. Doors open at 2:30pm. Seating is first come, first served. Attendees can arrive at any time and stay as long as they wish.

Since 2002 the Commission has produced a one-hour television special of selected Holiday Celebration performances for national broadcast by PBS.

Attention Los Angeles County-Based Filmmakers:

The Los Angeles County Arts Commission is currently accepting short film submissions by Los Angeles County-based aspiring and professional filmmakers to feature in the 51^st Annual Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration telecast.

Eligible films may be no longer than 2 minutes long and must incorporate the theme “childhood memories from the holidays.” Submissions are due on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.. A panel of Holiday Celebration producers will select the top films and will make them available in a publicly viewable forum by Wednesday, December 1, 2010. The public will be invited to vote on their top three film selections and the winners will be featured on the television broadcast of the 51st Annual Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration. Filmmakers whose short films appear on the program will receive an honorarium of $1,000 each.

Filmmakers must submit their short films according to the program guidelines available here: 2010 Holiday Celebration Short Film Submission Guidelines. Please click here to enter your information and to access the registration form. If you have additional questions, please email publicevents@arts.lacounty.gov.

FOR MORE INFORMATION about the program, please email our staff at publicevents@arts.lacounty.gov

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