Hey listeners, get ready to jingle all the way through Dallas-Fort Worth this holiday season, because today through the weekend is packed with festive fun that'll light up your spirits. Kick things off tonight, Thursday December 18, with swing king Ricki Derek's 17th annual Not So Silent Nights at Scat Jazz Lounge in downtown Fort Worth at 111 West 4th Street. According to Fort Worth Weekly, he's jazzing up holiday classics at 9:30 p.m., and a few tickets are still up for grabs at ScatJazzLounge.com for about $39—perfect for swaying to swing under the stars.
If you're craving heartwarming history, head to Stage West at 821 West Vickery Boulevard in Fort Worth for All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914. Fort Worth Weekly reports tonight's a special pay-what-you-choose show at 7:30 p.m., telling the true World War I tale of enemies singing carols together—shows run through December 21, with tickets normally $48.50 at StageWest.org.
Dallas theater lovers, the AT&T Performing Arts Center is buzzing. Tonight at 7 p.m., catch The Nutcracker Fort Worth, that timeless ballet tradition dancing across generations, per their events calendar. And at 7:30 p.m., Dallas Theater Center's A Christmas Carol delivers dazzling visuals and enchanting melodies of Scrooge's redemption—running multiple shows through the weekend, grab tickets on DallasTheaterCenter.org.
Over in NorthPark Center, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra brings free holiday cheer at 7 p.m. in Level One NorthCourt, filling the air with festive tunes, as Artsy Scoop shares—open to all, no ticket needed.
Sports fans and supporters, join PSA Flight Attendants picketing for a fair contract from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, 2400 Aviation Drive, courtesy of Texas AFL-CIO—show solidarity and get loud.
Tune into ABC at 9 p.m. tonight for The Great Christmas Light Fight featuring Plano's Elf Town at 4641 Penbrook Court in Deerfield subdivision. CultureMap Dallas-Fort Worth details how Melissa and David Loder's magical elf village—complete with Main Street, a Ferris wheel, disco, and 20-foot Mayor Elfus—raises funds for Susan G. Komen; it's lit nightly 5:30 p.m. to midnight through New Year's, free to visit, park smart and walk in.
Friday and Saturday, December 19-20, Ricki Derek returns to Scat Jazz, A Christmas Carol and The Nutcracker continue at AT&T PAC with matinees Saturday, and on Saturday at 7 p.m., Arts 5th Avenue hosts A Jazzy Christmas at 1628 5th Avenue in Fort Worth—think drums, piano, vocals, tap dancing elves, and the Christmas Sisters for just $20 at TicketstotheCity.com, per Fort Worth Weekly.
Sunday, December 21, brunch with Santa at Chicken N Pickle in Grand Prairie, 4600 Merlot Avenue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for $20.99, with free photos and igloos—book at ChickenNPickle.com. Don't miss Interlochen Estates' 50th year of dazzling Christmas lights in Arlington, walkable nightly through Christmas.
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