Shows to warm the holiday soul - spectacular line-up of Christmas shows in New York

Cahir O'Doherty has your line-up of Christmas shows for this holiday

Fiddler Athena Tergis (Riverdance) will participate, and for my money that’s reason enough to book your tickets now. Her skill is simply breathtaking. Without doubt she ranks as the greatest Irish fiddle player I have ever had the pleasure to listen to, and I’m certain you’ll agree when you attend.

Tergis joins an impressive line-up of Irish musicians, including Moloney on banjo, mandolin and vocals, button accordionist Billy McComiskey, singer and fiddler player Liz Hanley, Irish dancer Niall O’Leary and numerous special guests, including singers Tamar Korn and Grace Nono, with storytelling by director and screenwriter Macdara Vallely.  

Every year at the Irish Arts Center a tradition now includes a performance, interview or story from a different unannounced special guest that takes to the stage as the show plays. Special guests in the past few years have included Gabriel Byrne, Christine Quinn, Colum McCann, Ellen McCourt, Isaiah Sheffer, Susan McKeown, Michael Patrick McDonald, and Bill Whelan. These are banner names and a tribute to the center’s enduring importance as a top Irish arts venue in the city.

The allure of Christmas is hard to define, but it stands for family, for hope, for remembrance of things past and for dreams of the future. It speaks deeply to the Irish spirit, and in these three shows you’ll see Ireland at its absolute best.

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