Suzanna Guzmán And Brian White Set To Co-Host 59th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration

Internationally renowned mezzo-soprano Suzanna Guzmán and actor Brian White (upcoming 2019 series Ambitions, Bronx SIU, Ray Donovan) have been set to co-host the 59th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration, the largest multicultural holiday celebration in the county.

The performance takes place on Monday, December 24 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at The Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in downtown Los Angeles.

Both admission and parking are free (first come, first seated). Doors open at 2:30 p.m.

Those who can't make it to The Music Center can watch the live broadcast on PBS SoCal and KCET or online at pbssocal.org. The program will encore on Christmas Day, Dec. 25 and will also air on PBS SoCal 2 on Dec. 25 at 3 a.m., 6 a.m. and 7 p.m., and on Dec. 26 at 11 a.m.

This year's Holiday Celebration features 21 music, dance and choral ensembles - over 500 performers - and reflects the diversity of the many holiday traditions celebrated in Los Angeles. Some highlights include Infinite Flow - An Inclusive Dance Company, America's first professional wheelchair ballroom dance company; Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, the largest majority African American orchestra in the country; the Daniel Ho & Halau Keali'i o Nalani, performing Ho's original songs in English and Hawaiian with captivating hula choreography; Le Ballet Dembaya, a professional West African drum and dance company based in Los Angeles, performing "Kuku," a djembe rhythm from the Manian ethnic group that originates in the forest region of Guinea, West Africa; Kayamanan Ng Lahi Philippine Folk Arts, a Filipino dance company noted for its extensive dance repertoire, costumes and music ensembles, Lorenzo Johnson & Praizum, a diverse choir that appeals to people from all walks of life with upbeat, inspirational and positive hymns, including traditional, contemporary, hip-hop, R&B, Christian and gospel; Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea, an all-female mariachi ensemble Pasadena Girls' Choir, a newly formed voice ensemble under the musical direction of Barbara Allen, whose past choirs have performed on television's America's Got Talent and Dancing With The Stars, as well as at numerous L.A. County Holiday Celebrations; Paso de Oro Dance Company, known for regional dances in celebration of Mexican and Latin culture, performing a romantic holiday waltz set in a traditional Mexican home decorated for the holidays; and Tres Souls, a band that relives the vintage sounds and songs of the 1940s-1960s Bolero style popularized during the golden era of Mexican cinema; and much more.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has sponsored this admission-free show for the people of the County every Dec. 24 since 1959.

For complete program information, call (213) 972-3099 or go to www.HolidayCelebration.org.