Christmas in Athens: The musical events!

This year we celebrate Christmas with lots of music! With an extravagant New Year’s Eve show as the highlight, this year’s programme will elevate the Christmas feeling with live concerts of our favorite artists, musical plays, happenings and DJ sets. Don’t miss it!

Friday, December 9

19.00 | AGIOS PHILIPPOS’ CHURCH OF VLASSAROUS, MONASTIRAKI (ST . PHILLIP’S CHURCH). El Sistema Greece

From Friday, December 16 to Thursday, December 29, 2022

Friday, December, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 28 & 29.12 | 20.00

& 18.12 | 18.30

OLYMPIA, CITY MUSIC THEATRE “MARIA CALLAS”

“Madame et son filleul” (The Godson) by Th. Sakellaridis

Operetta in three acts .

City of Athens Symphony Orchestra and Choir

Music director: George Petrou

Saturday, December 17

POLYCHOROS “ANNA AND MARIA KALOUTA”

20.30 | “Tribute to Attik”

Music performance dedicated to the great composer Attik with Eleanna Zeginoglou.

*On a first come, first served basis

Sunday, December 18

AMPHITHEATRE OF THE BASIL & ELIZE GOULANDRIS FOUNDATION 

12.30 – 14.00 | ATHENS 9.84 broadcasts live the concert of the “Kypseli” Orchestra and El Sistema Greece Youth Choir, which join forces to sing carols, hymns and… “Scrooge”, the famous Christmas story by Charles Dickens. The celebrated actor and singer Jerome Kaluta takes on the role of the narrator! A popular Christmas story that comes to remind us of the real message of Christmas. @98.3FM

Co-organisation: Athens 9.84 and B. & E. Goulandris Foundation.

Monday, December 19

MAKRIGIANNI STREET, KOUKAKI

17.30 | Kalantistes (Carol singers), Forms of Expression

Kalantistes, a group of ten young musicians with guitars, percussion, clarinet, and bagpipes, tour the city neighbourhoods, singing traditional carols from different regions of Greece.

Tuesday, December 20

SYNTAGMA SQUARE

11.00 | Air Force Music Ensemble – Concert

14.00 | Lou is – Concert

18.00 | ENORASIS – Concert

Wednesday, December 21

SYNTAGMA SQUARE

11.00 | Bright musical Christmas

Concert by the City of Athens Greek Music Workshop

14.00 | The Peppers Beatles Tribute Band – Concert

POP UP CONCERT – ATHENS 9.84

14.00 – 18.00 | Athens 9.84, with its wonderful broadcast van, stops in a central neighbourhood to present live and on air a mini pop-up concert of favourite artists with a guitar, keyboards or even a capella! Participating artists: MyrtoVassiliou, Panos Vlachos, IsaiasMatiaba, Mirela Pachou, Alexandra Sieti, Manolis Famellos and many more! @98.3FM

ST. PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH

18.00 | Church Sessions

In collaboration with Pepper 96.6

A marathon of live performances with artists that will succeed each other from 6 pm to 6 am… Greek and foreign musicians share the longest night of the year in the solemn atmosphere of Saint Paul’s church, allowing us to live an unforgettable musical experience.

SYNTAGMA SQUARE

18.00 | Evridiki & Myronas Stratis – Concert

POLYCHOROS “ANNA AND MARIA KALOUTA”

19.30 | “Our Christmas.”

Christmas and New Year songs and carols from Greece and Cyprus.

*On a first come, first served basis.

Thursday, December 22, 2022

RADIO MARATHON ATHENS 9.84

Athens 9.84 organizes the now well-established Radio Marathon dedicated to an Organization or Charity that helps people in need. Every year, the city station tries to raise awareness among its listeners and collect non-perishable food, emergency supplies and medicines.

Tune in @98.3FM!

SYNTAGMA SQUARE

11.00 | Michalis Kalkanis – Concert

14.00 | Souled Out – Concert

SYNTAGMA SQUARE

18.00 | Stavento & Ivi Adamou – Concert

Friday, December 23, 2022

SYNTAGMA SQUARE

11.00 | Christmas Gala

A concert with Christmas melodies from around the world and songs

from favourite musicals and well-known operettas by Maria Katrivesi.

14.00 | Gumbo YaYaYa ft. Sugahspank! – A Christmas Fiesta Southern Style Concert

SYNTAGMA SQUARE

18.00 | 1550 & Dimitris Starovas – Concert

OLYMPIA, CITY MUSIC THEATRE “MARIA CALLAS”

20.30 | Swinging Christmas with Ella and Frank!

Featuring Steve Romanos& Jenny Kapadai

Concert with the Athens Big Band

Singers: Stavros Romanos, Jenny Kapadai

Artistic director: Sami Amiris

Saturday, December 24

11.00 – 15.00 | THE JUKEBOX OF ATHENS 9.84!

The city station drives around the city in its vintage van, making stops in different neighbourhoods and giving the floor to Athenians for wishes, dedications and – why not – song requests to be heard live and on air in its program! @98.3FM

SYNTAGMA SQUARE

11.00 | Athenian Mandolinata “Nikolaos Lavdas” – Concert

14.00 | Vanilla Swing – Concert

18.30 | Elvis’ Christmas – Concert with Doros Demosthenous

KOTZIA SQUARE

18.00 | The Night of Wishes

On Christmas Eve, children and grownups will “light up” the city with their wishes, and the sky at Kotzia Square will become the springboard for the traditional lanterns of the “Night of Wishes”. At the same time, Pepper 96.6 radio producers will play live. 

A big radio station party will follow in front of the Athens City Hall.

Tuesday, December 27

SYNTAGMA SQUARE

11.00 | Jazz Octet of Military Music – Concert

SYNTAGMA SQUARE

14.00 | Alexandros Affolter Quintet – Concert

18.00 | Nikos Portokaloglou – Concert

With Vicky Karatzoglou, Byron Tsouropis & the Noble Tramps

POLYCHOROS “ANNA AND MARIA KALOUTA”

20.30 | “In the light of the stars.”

A musical journey with Maria Sultatou and the pianist Savvas Rakintzakis with festive and favourite songs.

*On a first come, first served basis.

OLYMPIA, CITY MUSIC THEATRE “MARIA CALLAS”

20.30 | The Twelve Days of Christmas

Concert with the City of Athens Choir

Soloist: Myrsini Margariti – soprano

Piano/organ: Thanos Margetis

Music director: Stavros Beris

Wednesday, December 28

SYNTAGMA SQUARE

11.00 | Athens Big Band – Concert

SYNTAGMA SQUARE

14.00 | Xenia Gargali & Plastellini – Concert

POP UP CONCERT – ATHENS 9.84

14.00 – 18.00 | Athens 9.84 with the wonderful broadcast Van makes astop in a central neighborhood of the city to present live and on air a mini popup concert of favorite artists with a guitar, keyboards or even a capella! Participating artists:StathisDrogosis, KitrinaPodilata, Penny Baltatzi, Adriana Babali, Fotis Siotas, Kostas Triantafyllides and many more! @98.3FM

SYNTAGMA SQUARE

18.00 | Rena Morfi – Concert

Thursday, December 29

MOXY PASSAGEWAY

17.00 | Xmas Party

In cooperation with Best 92.6

In one of the most beautiful passageways of the centre, at the Moxy Hotel, a big Christmas party invites us all to dance and have fun, with songs chosen by the radio producers of Best 92.6.

Friday, December 30, 2022

POLYCHOROS “ANNA AND MARIA KALOUTA”

20.30 | “The legends of Greek rock” – Concert

Lakis Papadopoulos, Giannis Giokarinis, Giannis Miliokas

and Nikos Ziogalas

*On a first come, first served basis.

Saturday, December 31

11.00 – 15.00 | THE JUKEBOX OF ATHENS 9.84! 

The city station drives around the city in its vintage van, making stops in different neighbourhoods and giving the floor to Athenians for wishes, dedications and – why not – song requests to be heard live and on air in its program! @98.3FM

SYNTAGMA SQUARE

22.00 | New Year’s Festivities

New Year’s Eve celebrations are back at Syntagma Square! We bid farewell to 2022 and welcome the New Year with an audiovisual extravaganza with lots of music, fun, dancing, fireworks, wishes and positive energy.

Fotis Sergoulopoulos and Jenny Melita will be the hosts of the evening. 

Sunday , January1

VARVAKEIOS MUNICIPAL MARKET

01.00 | New Year’s Eve Party at the Varvakeios Municipal Market

After welcoming New Year, we head to the Varvakeios Municipal Market, the city’s most iconic market, to welcome 2023 with a wild party featuring some of Athens’ most famous DJs.

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