Crescendo Choir - Step into Christmas

Crescendo are playing St Nicholas Church Hall in Allestree on Saturday 5 December, their Christmas concert Step into Christmas. It's a mixed voice choir, so you'll have the full range of voices working together rather than just one section. The set is built around popular Christmas music, and they've billed the whole thing as an evening of fun and festivity with songs from the past and the present — the kind of programme that pulls from the well-known carols and the more recent festive favourites.

It's a proper community-hall sort of night. The hall is heated, but the organisers still suggest turning up in warm clothes, and winter-warming refreshments are included in the ticket price, so you've got something to drink while you're there. It's a good shout for a family outing, too: under-fives go free and under-sixteens are half price, which makes it easy to bring the younger ones along without it costing a fortune.

Tickets are £10.50, with under-fives free and under-sixteens £5.50. The concert starts at 7:30pm and runs for about two hours, including any intervals. If you're looking for a way to get into the Christmas spirit a few weeks before the big day, this is a straightforward, local option.