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.