About the Event

The Oratorio Society’s mission, to celebrate the transformative power and joy of choral singing, may find its most prevalent meaning during the holiday season, when we all come together in shared gratitude for our innate human connections. Each year, at this event, we aim to provide something for everyone!

This year’s compilation will include several shorter, festive songs, as well as an extended work for chorus, orchestra and soloist that will give you the time to really sink in to the music. And since no Christmas at the Paramount – live or digital – would be complete without a sing-along, we’ll have one or two familiar favorites on which you can join in.

All performances and commentary you will hear have been pre-recorded, assembled, and will be broadcast in real-time on YouTube Live, so even though we won’t be in the concert hall, we will still be hearing the same music together. This event will be free and open to the public, with the option to offer a voluntary donation to The Oratorio Society of Virginia.

We hope you will join us for our first – and hopefully, final – digital presentation of Christmas at the Paramount this Saturday. Because more is always merrier, please invite all of your friends, family, and loved ones. We look forward to singing for you!