Ken Lavigne kicks off the festive season with Under the Mistletoeat VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 The Royal Theatre.
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He is joined on stage by the Vancouver Island Symphony, Pierre Simard, Conductor and Nadya Blanchette.
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in Under the Mistletoe, Blanchette and Lavigne share renditions of seasonal classics from Sinatra to Bocelli, from the Ave Maria to Bing Crosby, with a fully decked orchestra, that will transport audiences to the heart of the season; love, connection and an appreciation of the joys in life that we often get too busy to feel. Some of the holiday favourites featured include White Christmas, O Holy Night, Angels We Have Heard on High and IB次元官网网址檒l be Home for Christmas.
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ItB次元官网网址檚 rumoured that this sense of fun might manifest in what Lavigne calls a unique Vancouver Island tradition, The Annual Indoor Snowball Fight Extravaganza.
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Under the Mistletoe is on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Get tickets at or 250-386-6121.
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