This year the Gateway Men’s Chorus tempted Santa with potato latkes instead of his usual milk and cookies.  Blending the traditions of two great festivals of light, Christmas and Hanukkah, the GMC added new levels of meaning to both.

A Gnome for Christmas (Written by Sarah Brandt, Directed by Doug Finlayson) is a Holiday musical now being presented by the Imaginary Theatre Company, the resident, professional, touring ensemble of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

Oh ye merry music fans, do we have a compilation for you. The second volume of KDHXmas features 17 artists from St. Louis and beyond, all playing brand new and/or familiar songs to make the season bright.

In the process of wrapping up his current tour, Raul Malo brought good music, good cheer and even a few presents to a throng of fans in Blueberry Hill's Duck Room.

Deck the halls with boughs of great music this season. 88.1 KDHX presents KDHXmas 2011: A Holiday Sampler -- 12 festive tracks, recorded live at KDHX.

A St. Louis Christmas legacy marches on with "A Very Bert Dax Christmas Volume 9." The latest CD of Christmas songs from St. Louis artists will be released this week with four CD release shows around town.

NTC Productions®, the Nebraska Theatre Caravan, is currently touring the country (their 33^rd touring year) with the classic Christmas season production, A Christmas Carol. Originally a novella by Charles Dickens (first published in 1843), this musical adaption was written by Charles Jones, former NTC Executive Director. They recently stopped for a four-show run at the Fox Theatre, featuring a large cast and modest, yet very effective, set.

You better not cry, you better not pout -- it's Christmas time again and Celia's Yuletide Express is in town.

Veteran St. Louis band Rough Shop is known for its unironic affection for seasonal music, and this year they've released their first CD capturing that love. Hear the band perform selections from Just Because It Was Christmas on Musical Merry-Go-Round.