TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Returning to Capitol Center for the Arts This Weekend

The Twelve Days of Christmas returns for its fourth annual performance at the Capitol Center for the Arts' main stage this weekend, December 12 at 6:30pm and December 13 at 2pm. Tickets for this family-friendly holiday performance are $16.50 for adults and $12.50 for students, seniors, and CCA members.

The production features more than one-hundred young performers from across New Hampshire and includes students of Eastern Ballet Institute, Concord Community Music School's Purple Finches Children's Chorus, members of the the Cabbageheads, Timbre Drums and aerial dance works by Ciel Rouge Moving Company.

"An arts collaboration of this nature is so rare and extremely enriching for these young performers to experience. It is great to have such a large number of artists from all over the region together under one roof during this magical time of year. It truly lifts your holiday spirit and makes you realize how important 'community' and 'family' is." said Brandi Nylen Reed, Artistic Director of Eastern Ballet Institute.

The holiday classic "The Twelve Days of Christmas" will feature prominently in the production, and will incorporate a varied mix of familiar holiday songs. White Birch Youth Ballet, Eastern Ballet Institute's affiliate pre-professional performing company will perform collaborative live music and dance works with members of the Cabbageheads as well. Complementing the vivid choreography and costumes will be a spectacular eighteen-foot light up pear tree with a dancing partridge in her nest. The evening will close with a heart-warming sing-along led by students of Concord Community Music School's Purple Finches Children's Chorus.

Tickets for The Twelve Days of Christmas are available now by calling 603-225-1111, online at www.ccanh.com, and at the box office, located at 44 South Main Street, Concord, NH 03301, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.