holiday musical
Festive stage production
A holiday musical is a theatrical production or film combining songs, dance, and narrative centered on a seasonal celebration—most often Christmas, but also Hanukkah, Halloween, or other holidays.
The genre leans toward sentiment and spectacle: We took the kids to see The Nutcracker, Elf is my favorite holiday musical.
Television specials and Broadway revivals dominate the form each winter season.
- carolFestive seasonal song
- jingle bellsSmall ringing harness ornaments
- festiveCheerfully celebratory
- pageantStaged public display
- nutcrackerTool for cracking shells
toy soldiers · jingle · snowflake · winter wonderland · sleigh · choir · scrooge · tinsel · merry · songbook · deck the halls · finale · orchestra · holly · grinch · frosty · encore · standing ovation
- Holiday EntertainmentA Christmas Carol, Home Alone, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, The Polar Express
- performancestalent show, dance routine, ballet, comedy act, variety show
- TV specialsspecials, Christmas special, Halloween specials, Thanksgiving special, comedy specials
- music filmsAmadeus, biopic, concert film, rock opera, Fantasia
holiday musicaltragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
Sweeney Todd · Greek tragedy · absurdist theater · Les Misérables · Miss Saigon
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