St David’s Hall, Wednesday 9 December at 7pm JOIN the festive celebrations with the Cardiff County & Vale of Glamorgan Music Service as some of South Wales’ finest young musicians perform their Christmas Showcase. Eight of the counties’ ensembles will share the stage with a massed choir of 250 junior schoolchildren at St David’s Hall next Wednesday (9 December) at 7pm. Altogether this captivating concert will feature: Youth Brass Band, Training Brass Band, Advanced Percussion, Foundation Brass Band & Training Choir,…

  St David’s Hall, Thursday 10 December at 7.30pm THE ever-popular Christmas Concert of Seasonal Music & Carols returns to St David’s Hall next Thursday (10 December) for its 33rd year! Plus, proceeds from the concert go to the great charity work of CLIC Sargent, which cares for children with cancer. This year’s wonderful line-up features acclaimed organist Jane Watts, the brass ensemble of the Welsh Guards, a combined hospital choir of 250 voices and special guests from the Royal Welsh College of…

St David’s Hall, Saturday 5 December at 3pm & 7.30pm THREE acclaimed choirs will combine forces to celebrate the festive season in style at St David’s Hall this Saturday (5 December) in The Promise of Christmas concert. The Cambrensis Choir & Orchestra, the St David’s Praise Choir and The Promise of Christmas Youth Choir will also share the stage for two special performances at 3pm and 7.30pm. Expect the usual feast of family favourites plus traditional carols, and be prepared to sing…

The 33rd annual Christmas Concert organised by the Cardiff branch of blood cancer charity Bloodwise takes place at a new venue in 2015, the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, at 7pm on Saturday 12 December. The concert will be hosted by BBC Radio Wales’ Arts Show presenter Nicola Heywood-Thomas and HTV legend Arfon Haines Davies. Welsh actor Mark Lewis Jones, star of Sky 1 comedy ‘Stella’, will also present at the event. Performing will be the Cowbridge Male…

This year for Giving Tuesday, (December 1st), Teenage Cancer Trust is encouraging everyone to get dressed up in their best Christmas Clobber and raise vital funds for young people with cancer in South Wales. The charity is calling on people to take part in Christmas Clobber, a fun way to celebrate Christmas whilst supporting young people with cancer. Join friends, colleagues and classmates and get creative decorating old wooly jumpers and hats with a fun festive theme. Wear a Christmas…

From Babies with Love has some of the most ethical gifts on offer to parents-to-be and children this Christmas. For starters, every penny of profit is used to help abandoned and orphaned children all over the world. This, combined with the fact, From Babies with Love gifts are all made using GOTS certified organic yarn. Then add to the mix, recycling and upcycling and you’ve got the ultimate ethical gift! To date, From Babies with Love has assisted over 500…

The town of Llanelli looks forward to giving Christmas a music musical welcome. The beautiful torch lit and candle lit surroundings of St. Elli Parish Church will be the venue for “The Miracle of Christmas” on Saturday 28 November. Conductor John Hywel Williams will bring together the 130 massed voices of the Llanelli Choral Society, Hywel Girls’ Choir & Hywel Boy Singers and Angelicus Chorale, accompanied by the acclaimed British Sinfonietta Orchestra, organist Huw Tregelles Williams and soprano Rhiannon Llewellyn…

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Waterloo Winter Fest is a community event to celebrate everything festive and Christmas whilst raising money for two wonderful charities, Ty Hafan and Wish Upon a Star (who support the family bereavement room at the Heath Hospital). There will be arts and crafts stalls and a selection of stalls from local businesses. Entertainment from the City of Cardiff Community Brass Band, Only Menopausal Aloud and Red Jam. Mulled wine will be available from the bar, luxury hot chocolate, mince pies,…