Christmas in Ireland

Christmas in Ireland comes to the Main Auditorium / Prif Awditoriwm in Swansea on Saturday 21 November, a few weeks before the actual holiday. It's a musical show that brings the heart, humour and spirit of an Irish Christmas to the stage, and it's performed live by a cast of musicians and singers.

The whole thing is set inside a traditional Irish pub, where friends gather to share songs, stories and memories of past Christmases. While the snow falls outside, the air fills with renditions of timeless Irish classics, powerful ballads and favourite Christmas songs. It's less a concert and more a scene from a pub on a winter's night, with the music and the storytelling working together.

Behind it are the makers of Seven Drunken Nights, and the cast is live on stage throughout. The set draws from a few different places: the Irish classics that most people recognise, the ballads that carry the more emotional side of the evening, and the Christmas songs that tie it all together. It's a mix of the well-known and the more atmospheric, with the pub setting acting as the frame for the whole thing.

It's on Saturday 21 November at the Main Auditorium / Prif Awditoriwm here in Swansea. If you're after something to get you in the mood for December a bit early, this is a good place to start.