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Rockettes to Kick Off Holiday Season With Christmas Spectacular Preview

Get a taste of Radio City Music Hall’s annual production in August.

The Radio City Rockettes perform the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
The Radio City Rockettes perform the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
(© MSG Entertainment)

Radio City Music Hall will kick off the holiday season on August 23 with a special event called Christmas in August.

Christmas in August will be held at 11am in front of the venue as Santa Claus and the Rockettes stop traffic on Sixth Avenue to perform the famed Parade of the Wooden Soldiers and Sleigh Ride scenes in the middle of the street.

Performances of the 2016 Radio City Christmas Spectacular begin November 11 and run through January 2. The annual show has been performed at Radio City Music Hall since 1933. It is presented by MSG Entertainment, the live entertainment arm of the Madison Square Garden Company.

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