West Hawai‘i County Band, other Kona groups offering sounds of season
Have you been waiting to hear about the most famous reindeer of all? You know. The one with the shiny red nose Gene Autry sings about? Or are you more into bells jingling?
Oh! We know!
Some Nat King Cole playing softly and roasting chestnuts over a crackling open fire while you sing along with Bing Crosby and dream about having snow for the holidays, wishing everyone a Mele Kalikimaka, or Merry Christmas — that’s more your speed.
Whatever the song, music or carol, sometimes all it takes is one favorite tune — even a few notes or just a bar or two — to transform simply being home for the holidays to truly the most wonderful time of the year.
The West Hawai‘i County Band hopes everyone is enjoying the 2024 holiday season and invites the Big Island community to celebrate even more with a concert at 4 p.m. today in downtown Kailua-Kona.
It will be an hour of holiday favorites performed by the more than 20 West Hawai‘i musicians from all walks of life who comprise the civic and community band sponsored by the Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation and West Hawai‘i County Band Friends.
Admission is free. The performance will be at Hale Hālāwai, located at 75-5760 Ali‘i Drive.
For more information about the band, including a schedule of additional upcoming concerts this month, click here.
The West Hawai‘i County Band is among several Kona groups presenting concerts to celebrate the holiday season.
Here’s a short list of a few others you also might enjoy:
- 2:30 p.m. today: The Aloha Theater, 79-7384 Māmalahoa Highway, Kealakekua
- 6 p.m. Dec. 15: Calvary Community Church, 76-4295 Leilani St., Kailua-Kona
Kona Choral Society presents “The Messiah and More!”
- 4 p.m. Dec. 22: Kaleiopapa Convention Center, OUTRIGGER Kona Resort & Spa, 78-128 ‘Ehukai Street, Keauhou
The West Hawai’i County Band wishes everyone a Mele Kalikimaka and Hao‘uli Makahiki Hou! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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