LAKEPORT, Calif. — The 50-plus members of the Lake County Symphony will celebrate the 2025 holiday season on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 2 p.m. at the Soper Reese Theatre in Lakeport, with a joyful presentation of traditional Christmas music. 

Guest vocalist Christy Yohanan will be there too, singing three holiday favorites: “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” “White Christmas,” and “Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow.”

The symphony will play all the favorites that audiences enjoy, like Leroy Anderson’s memorable “Sleigh Ride” filled with unusual percussion effects. 

Parkinson’s arrangement of “A Cowboy Christmas” is a special treat for the audience, offering sounds of horses’ hooves from different sections of the symphony for a musical glimpse of Christmas on the open range.

Audience members also do their part as they participate in the traditional carol sing-along that has long been a special part of this concert. Included are selections like “Joy to the World,” “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” and “Oh, Come All Ye Faithful.” The grand finale is another group effort as everyone sings “The Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s “Messiah.”

Tickets for the regular 2 p.m. Christmas Concert are $25 for general seating or $30 for premium seating in the balcony. They will be available on the Soper Reese website for purchase or at the box office at 275 S. Main on the day of the concert. 

The open dress rehearsal performance starts at 11 a.m.  with discounted tickets for $10 and free admission for those 18 and under. Please arrive 30 minutes early when buying tickets at the door.