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Spanning ethereal chant to buoyant spirituals, Chanticleer’s annual holiday programs have been a treasured part of the season for decades. For one night only at Symphony Center, the men’s vocal ensemble offers luminous arrangements of hymns, carols and other festive classics, including selections from Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols and annual favorite Ave Maria by Franz Biebl.

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