Chanticleer, Jessica Molaskey, John Pizzarrelli, et al. Set for LA Philharmonic Holiday Concerts

The concert series will kick off with Handel's Messiah (December 13 and 14), and continue with Chanticleer in A Chanticleer Christmas (December 15); Holiday Organ Spectacular, featuring David Higgs (December 16); and Holiday Sing-Along, hosted by David Prather (December 17); The Klezmtics (December 19).

The series will also include A Swingin' Christmas with John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey (December 20); and Pink Martini, who will ring in the New Year with their spirited blend of Brazilian samba, '30s Cuban dance, Parisian café sensibility and world-music flair (December 31).