Description: Part of our Macy's Thanksgiving tradition has been going to the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular. We've probably seen it six or seven times over the years. For awhile we would see the Broadway-style musical version of "A Christmas Carol" at the theater at Madison Square Garden. But they've discontinued that in recent years.
The Radio City Christmas Spectacular is just as magical as it could be. From the moment you walk into that astounding Art Deco palace, and the twin Wurlitzer organs roll out from behind their curtains, the place just embraces you.
Then the show begins, and the orchestra rises up on the motorized stage, and then the entire orchestra rolls back to the rear of the stage, and rises again. AMAZING!
When Santa comes out, the kids go crazy. The Rockets live up to their reputation, including the classic March of the Wooden Soldiers. Followed by ice-skating on the stage (!!!) to the tunes of Christmas in New York. The "Santa's Gonna Rock and Roll" (corny but wonderful!) The Nutcracker Suite, Rag Dolls, The Living Nativity. I remember every minute (even though last year we decided to see The Lion King instead...)
Trust me, you'll sit there with a stupid grin on your face for 90 minutes.
There are no "bad" seats in Radio City Music Hall, but front orchestra are the best. However, with ticket prices for those seats now approaching $200, you might want to consider sitting back a bit. To my knowledge, Radio City Christmas Show seats have never been discounted. But sometimes, you'll catch a good buy on ebay, if you pay attention to the dates.
My son is now a little old for the Christmas show, but I suspect it won't be too long before we'll be able to take our grandchildren to this classic New York Christmas tradition.
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