Luxury Christmas Vacations in Santa Fe

Experience just how festive and fabulous Christmas is in City Different with a luxury December getaway to La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa! While plenty of holiday happenings have already come and gone, the events calendar remains packed to the gills. Here are some of the holiday concerts, shows, and other celebrations at your disposal as a La Posade de Santa Fe guest!

Winter Concert by the Santa Fe Women’s Ensemble

Join Music Director Linda Raney and the Santa Fe Women’s Ensemble for their annual winter concert. The final of three performances of this year’s show, Songs of Hope & Light, will be offered December 14^th at the Loretto Chapel.

Santa Fe Concert Band Performances

While the holiday concerts by the Santa Fe Concert Band already passed, you’ll get to enjoy the group’s Sin Nombre Brass on December 13^th and the High Desert Sax Quartet on December 15^th for holiday performances at Santa Fe Place.

The Polar Express

Staying with us at La Posada de Santa Fe this holiday season with a kiddo or three? Bring them on over to the Santa Fe Children’s Museum for a bilingual reading of a holiday classic, Chris Van Allsburg’s The Polar Express, on December 16^th beginning at 2 PM.

Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s Winter Festival

The Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s holiday program, including music from across the Americas, will delight audiences at the Cristo Rey Church on December 18^th and the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi from December 20^th through December 22^nd.

GLOW – Cosmic Nights! at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden

Prepare to be dazzled by the spectacular light installations at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden’s annual GLOW festival, which also includes live music, seasonal drinks, and visits from the one and only Santa Claus. GLOW runs nightly from December 14^th to New Year’s Eve.

The Nutcracker

Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker has become a cherished holiday classic around the world, and you’ve got a fabulous local version to enjoy this month courtesy of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s production at the Lensic Performing Arts Center on December 15^th and 16^th.

The Collected Works Holiday Players

It’ll be the 10^th annual appearance by the “Collected Works Holiday Players”—Ali MacGraw, Bob Martin, Carol McGiffin, Jim McGiffin, and Jonathan Richards—on December 13^th at the Collected Works Bookstore. Join them for holiday readings from Dylan Thomas, Dr. Seuss, and others!

Christmas Eve Concert by the Santa Fe Symphony

Join the Santa Fe Symphony for gorgeous music—from Handel to the Carmen Fantasy for Two Pianos—on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve Farolito Walk

Join the Santa Fe community on the traditional Canyon Road Farolito Walk. Carolers gather around the Farolitos as votive candles light the way.