La Orquesta Filarmónica de Costa Rica

Teatro Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica

Last night, I had the pleasure of going to hear the Orquesta Filarmónica de Costa Rica perform a Christmas concert; it was beautiful and tickets were only $20 each! The Teatro Nacional here in San Jose is absolutely gorgeous (see photo above), and it was a sold-out concert. It was fun to get dressed up and head out to the show.  You can also see Facebook photos from the Orquestra here. 

While I miss the snowy, cozy, wintry days of Christmas in the U.S., it's been really fun to experience Christmas in an entirely different way here.  The concert performance program included:

• Jingle Bells Forever (an arrangement)
• Frosty the Snowman
• Santa Claus llegó a la cuidad (Santa Claus is coming to town)
• Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
• Christmas Wishes (an arrangement)
• Blanca Navidad (White Christmas)
• El Expreso Polar (The Polar Express)
• There's Christmas in the Air (an arrangement)
• Frente la chimenea (Translates to "In Front of the Fireplace" but the melody is "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer")
• Noche de paz (Silent Night)
• Winter Wonderland
• La noche antes Navidad ('Twas the Night Before Christmas - a reading)
• Paseo en Trineo (Sleigh Ride)