A Celebration of Christmas - Nottingham Arboretum 2022

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A Celebration of Christmas - Bands in the Park  - Nottingham Arboretum(Free event)
Sunday 18th December
From 12.30pm

Join us in this Green Flag award winning park for the final event of the 2022 season, a free Christmas concert.

Leader of Nottingham City Council, Cllr David Mellen, invites Nottingham’s citizens to join him for ‘A Celebration of Christmas’ from 12.30pm. It is an opportunity to gather with others to enjoy a festive celebration and join together in song.

Carlton Male Voice Choir and Nottingham's own Katharine Dryden will be performing well-known festive songs and carols. The celebration will include seasonal readings and the opportunity for everyone to join in some classic carols.

The celebration is expected to end at around 1.45pm. There will be hot drinks and mince pies on sale after the event.

A historic, beautifully maintained park that is home to an important collection of over 800 trees, some of which are from the original collection planted in the 19th century, award winning Nottingham Arboretum is Nottingham's oldest public park and the closest park to the city centre, opened on 11 May 1852. 

The layout and design of Nottingham Arboretum was performed under the supervision of Samuel Curtis, a botanist and horticultural publicist in 1850. Samuel had previously been involved with the layout of Victoria Park in the East End of London in 1842.

Easily accessible from the city centre and the wider community via the tram network that runs alongside, this park plays a vital role for the local community and is the site for many organised events.

Although never confirmed, Nottingham Arboretum has widely been said to have been the inspiration for J.M Barrie’s Neverland. J.M Barrie did indeed live in Nottingham before he wrote Peter Pan, so it’s definitely a possibility. Visitors can see for themselves from where the inspiration came from and decide if Neverland did plant its magical roots in Nottingham. 

Make sure to enjoy the Tree Trail and Heritage Trail when at the Arboretum to fully appreciate the park’s rich history (see PDFs on right hand side).

Audiences are welcome to bring their own lawn chairs or cushions or simply sit on the amphitheatre steps. Unfortunately, we can no longer provide seating for these concerts.

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Sunday 18 December     A Celebration of Christmas featuring Carlton Male Voice Choir

Carlton Male Voice Choir
One of the only choirs in the region with an original record deal, Nottingham’s Carlton Male Voice Choir maintains a large and varied ‘progressive’ repertoire from sacred to secular (non church music), spirituals to show songs, classical to pop, serious to light-hearted, ancient to modern music, jazz to sea shanties all designed to suit wide variety of tastes and a flexible concert requirement. Each year the choir renews its repertoire completely, rejuvenating its sound and keeping our audiences constantly thrilled.

With a profile of around 65 singing members of all ages the choir attracts new members safeguarding its future and ensuring its ongoing longevity. The choir is over 100 years old (having started in 1908) and boasts an outstanding history. The choir has four sections: First Tenor, Second Tenor, Baritone and Bass (TTBB).

The choir prides itself on performing a wide range of repertoire at a high quality level consistently, continually challenging its own standards with professional management which embraces change, being supportive and inclusive to singers from all walks of life and backgrounds whilst thriving on a solid social culture for all its members.