Christmas Events Indianapolis

I believe it was the year of 2005 when I saw my first Yuletide show. I was 20 years old. (The same number of years as the Yuletide Show! :) I attended the show with my boyfriend and his family. For his family, the Yuletide show was a family tradition which included buying Christmas cookies at intermission. Yum! It was an amazing show! I will never forget the feeling of being in a Christmas wonderland where beautiful chords along with incredible orchestration created the "awh" with every piece....Read More »

In December 1997, I was halfway through my sophomore year at Butler. I had just started taking harp lessons in January, and my harp teacher, Diane Evans, was the principal harpist with ISO. She knew how much I loved musicals and pops concerts, so she told me in November that I absolutely must check out Yuletide at the Symphony. I balked. First of all, tickets were almost $20 at the time, and as a broke college student, that sounded ridiculous. I didn't know anything about the show, and I wasn't...Read More »

Today is my 29th birthday and December 4 will be my 25th Yuletide Celebration. As I have been receiving wonderful cards and calls from friends all day, I have realized that my birthday memories through the years have always been connected to the Yuletide Celebration and want to take a moment to reflect on my favorite memories through the years. We had recently moved to Indianapolis when my dad saw the advertisement for a new type of Christmas show taking place at the Hilbert Circle Theatre, The...Read More »

I've only been to Yuletide Celebration once-- it was possibly 15 years ago. It was a fieldtrip with the school orchestra I was in. I always have enjoyed performances, and although I don't remember much, I do remember enjoying it. I'd like to share the wonderful holiday experience with my husband some time. I would love for this year to be memorable with this prize-- he's been laid off from his career, and was diagnosed with a chronic debilitating illness this summer. We sure could use some...Read More »

I love Sandi Patty. I love her cheerfulness and how she works a crowd. The year I went was when the boys choir sang with her. It was awesome and such a great holiday memory. We can't afford to go this year and really would love to make it a part of our Christmas celebration. Even if I don't win this contest I will be looking for a way to afford it. God Bless you!

Name: Shelly Cummings
City: Indianapolis

In my junior year at Tri-West High School, my choir teacher Mrs. Hahn planned an evening trip to the ISO for the annual Yuletide Celebration. As soon as she announced it, I was ecstatic! I had been once before in middle school, and I loved it and wanted to go back ever since then. I loved all the decorations, and the giant Christmas tree in the middle of the lobby was so magical, I immediately went to buy a few of the delicious gingerbread cookies and milk and urged my friends to do so too! We...Read More »

I had always loved Yuletide, having enjoyed it with wonderful friend/friends. It is my favorite Christmas Show in Indy! - but, nothing was as enchanting as when I took my two young newphews and got to see the wonder in their eyes and on their faces as Santa came down the Chimney and went back up the chimney to his sled, after visiting the Yuletide family, ho-ho-ho-ing, away! - and all the other wonderful parts of the show: the tap-dancing Santas, the Christmas Carol piece, Santa going down the...Read More »

I remember when I was eleven years old, I attended the Yuletide Christmas Celebration in December of 2004. A neighbor of mine gave my mother and me tickets to the Yuletide show. We were both very excited because we had never been before because we could not afford the tickets. I remember when we entered into the orchestra; I stood in awe of the beautiful decorations that were placed throughout the lobby and theatre. The decorations were magical and made me feel the Christmas spirit all around....Read More »

I would like to be able to say I have been to see the Yuletide Celebration. I know several people that have, they all say it is a wonderful experience. I was online checking on pricing, but my husband is without a job right now. I would love to take our family, I feel like our children are old enough to enjoy this wonderful preformance. I would love the opportunity to win this christmas package,to share with them the joy to the season.

Name: Lynn Steppe
City: Terre Haute

Although I grew up in Indiana, I had never been to the Yuletide until 2005 when my boyfriend and I purchased tickets for ourselves and my cousin and her husband. We girls made the boys dress up a bit giving us an excuse to buy new outfits and "doll up" a bit! From the minute the curtain went up, I was in love with the show. We left that evening feeling more like kids than the exhausted 25 year olds who were busting our bums to make names for ourselves in the working world. Tap Dancing Santas??!!...Read More »

My story is the experience the Yuletide Celebration has for our family. We have 4 children from 22 to 11. The night we dress up and come downtown, eat out downtown and experience Yuletide together is one I will always treasure. My kids know we can't afford it and know we have made sacrifices to take the whole family. They feel the Christmas spirit throughout the whole evening. It's as if time stands still during the rendition of the Night Before Christmas.  Thanks for providing such an...Read More »

My Brother-in-law got all the women together in the family we had no idea what was going on "dress nice" he says. He picks us all up in a rented limo takes us to have professional group photos taken, then away we go to the Yuletide Celebration, we had no idea were the vehicle was going just tons of good talk and laughter as we found out one of the 3 sisters had her shoes on the wrong feet because she just kept complaining how bad her feet hurt, to this day it's still a good laugh. We brought up...Read More »

I remember the first time we as a family attended the Yuletide Celebration, it was the buzz all over, people everywhere had attended the year before and they just talked with such ah. We as a family purchased tickets and I remember the warm feeling as we walked into the Circle theather, I was so impressed and then the show started, I felt like a 5 year old, I was totally amazed with the show-I didn't want to miss one single moment. We as a family enjoyed the experience and afterwards went to...Read More »

In Dec. 2006 my mother and I were lucky enough to score 2 front-row tickets to Yuletide. It was a weeknight, and it being December everything was rush rush rush -- hurry from work, to Weight Watchers, grab a bite to eat and find our seats. Whew! Did you catch that bit about Weight Watchers. It'll be important in a minute. Mike Eldred was the host that year (and I would love to see him come back), and the variety acts were spectacular. However, when a group of young men started in on a love song...Read More »

I work at Gosport Elementary as a teacher's aide. Our principal invited all of us to a get-in-the-spirit outing before Christmas. We decided to go to the Yuletide Celebration and out to dinner too. I had never been there, nor had a lot of my co-workers. We had dinner, then on to the symphony! I was already excited, but when we walked in and saw that huge tree, wow! We got to our seats and soon the show started. I love Sandi Patty and have a lot of her music, so I couldn't wait to see and hear...Read More »

My memories go way back to when my grandmother Alberta Eaton used to take us to the symphony. We used to attend church as a large family first and then make our way down town to see the Yuletide Celebration. From pulling up on the circle and walking into the crowded pavilion we always knew we were in for a great show. Alberta would always go out of her way and get us tickets up front close to the stage. As the show started us grandkids loved the sounds of the symphony while watching the...Read More »

I attended several Yuletide Celebrations in the 90's and remember one year there were four hosts. At one point in the show the one of the hosts that sang tenor stood in front of the red curtain and sang O Holy Night with no frills and it was so beautiful that it brought tears to my eyes. I still remember that performance everytime I hear that beautiful Christmas Carol!!

Name: Carol Savage
City: Kokomo

My family has gone to many Yuletide Celebrations throughout my childhood. As my sisters and I have our own children now, several of them have been able to attend. They LOVE it! Oct 6th my oldest sister was diagnosed with a rare form of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and is undergoing large doses of chemo. She has 2 little girls. We would absolutely be thrilled to be able share this experience with her again- not knowing what the future holds for her and her family.

Name: Leah Richardson
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My mother was diagnosed with SVID (Small Vessel Ischemic Disease) a few years ago and eventually went into a nursing home. Since she didn't have much space for "things" we tried to give her gifts that might make memories that would survive the disease (symptoms are similar to Alzheimers and Parkinsons). Her first Christmas in the nursing home was very difficult for her, so we chose the Yuletide Celebration as her gift that year. She enjoyed it so much that it made that Christmas one of her...Read More »

When I first moved to Indianapolis in 1998, friends invited me to go to the Yuletide Celebration as part of a large group. We were all single, young adults and had a great time getting all dressed up and having a night on the town. As my circle of friends changed over the years, I still organized a group outing for a few years. It is such a fun way to spend an evening with friends, and I'm so grateful for the memories and pictures of us decked out in our holiday finest! Now many of us are...Read More »