🎄 Christmas in July Festival Concert
Santa’s Village, July 16 – 5:00pm to 10:00pm
✨ Venue: The Great Fir Tree Stage
Nestled at the heart of Santa’s Village, the Great Fir Tree Stage is a natural amphitheater framed by garland-wrapped evergreens and glowing snow-globes atop candy-cane lamp posts. The central stage is built from polished wood harvested from the Singing Pines, known for their light resonance. A low half-moon wall of enchanted ice curves around the back of the stage, amplifying the sound and shimmering with colors that shift gently with the music.
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Rows of carved peppermint benches arch around the stage in gentle tiers, while floating lanterns bob above the audience. Behind the seating area, food carts serve candied nuts, cocoa slushes, gingerbread grilled sandwiches, and frozen snowfruit sticks. Elves, reindeer, and visiting humans intermingle freely, their faces aglow with summer starlight and fairy fireflies.
🎶 Festival Concert Schedule: July 16
5:00pm – Opening Fanfare by the Candy Cane Lane Brass
A jubilant, sparkling brass ensemble of ten True Elves in peppermint-striped uniforms. Their trumpets and horns are fitted with snowflake bells that shimmer with Red Fairy Dust. The fanfare opens the night with a lively rendition of “The Bells of Midsummer Frost.”
5:20pm – Penny Trueleaf & The Oven Mitt Trio
A whimsical folk set by Penny (from Crumbelle’s Bakery), joined by two kitchen apprentices on harmonica and spoon percussion. They play “Warm Bread Waltz” and “Cinnamon Sky,” a song Penny wrote herself.
5:45pm – Reindeer Harmony Choir
Six Sleek 8 trainees—including Birch and Farskip—join voices in a reindeer-harmony performance. Their deep, echoing tones are matched by low flute and pine harp. A rare, solemn beauty.
6:10pm – Bernard’s Bell Ensemble
Chief Elf Bernard leads a team of ten bell ringers using sleigh bells, chime plates, and a newly invented “Holly Gong.” Their version of “Caroling in July” invites crowd participation through handbells passed to the audience.
6:35pm – Harmonicas of the North
A group of master harmonica players from the Harmonica Club presents fast-paced, showy duets. Their highlight: a triple-speed rendition of “Jingle Trek.”
7:00pm – Human Guests: The Dromstad Lake Singers
A guest choir from Dromstad performs three harmony-rich sea carols, adapted for inlet life. Their voices blend over subtle guitar and fiddles, with a few lyrics in Old Coast Speech.
7:30pm – Snowball Village Light Quartet
A True Elf quartet that sings shimmering a cappella lullabies in Elvish and Common Tongue. Their set ends with “Under the Moon-Mint Tree,” accompanied by twinkling lights from fairy companions.
8:00pm – Frost & Flare: Violin-Fire Show
Two sibling performers—one a violinist from Cobblerton, the other a flame-dancer from Lone Pine—blend music and motion. Green and red fairy dust keep the fire swirling safely. Their finale is “Crackling Stars,” set to a galloping fiddle line.
8:30pm – The Whispering Pines Ensemble
Twelve flautists and wind-chime artists from Reindeer and Toboggan villages perform nature-inspired melodies. They’re joined by wind-calling fairies who adjust the breeze in tune with the music.
9:00pm – All-Elf Community Choir: “One Sky, Many Stars”
A collaborative performance featuring elves from every village in Evela. Each verse issung in a different dialect or village melody. Their harmonies fill the air with a warmth that bridges snow and sunshine.
9:40pm – Finale: Santa’s Harmonica Jam
Santa himself joins the stage with his old, snowflake-engraved harmonica. Joined by select musicians from earlier acts, he plays a set of joyful tunes, ending with “Christmas in July” — an original he debuted decades ago at the first Festival Concert.
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