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Christmas New Orleans Style Concert Series at St. Louis Cathedral and St. Augustine Church

New Orleans, LA (November 14, 2012) – French Quarter Festivals, Inc. is proud to present the Christmas New Orleans

Style Concert Series at two of New Orleans’ most historic churches, St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square and St.

Augustine Church in the historic neighborhood of Treme on Henriette Delille Street (formerly St. Claude Avenue). Revel

in the sounds of the season throughout the month of December with jazz performances, gospel choirs, classical

ensembles, and more. The Christmas New Orleans Style Cathedral Concert Series are free and open events to the public.

St. Louis Cathedral Concerts

Concerts at St. Louis Cathedral begin at 6 p.m. and last approximately one hour.

December 2 Theresa Andersson, John Fohl, and David Doucet Folk December 3 Ellis Marsalis Jazz December 4 Opera Creole Classical December 5 Phillip Manuel and Shades of Praise R&B/Gosp

el December 6 Preservation Hall-Stars Jazz December 9 Betty Win and One A-Chord Gospel Singers Gospel December 10 The Faubourg Quartet Classical December 11 Pfister Sisters Jazz December 12 Harmonouche featuring Norbert Slama Jazz December 13 St. Louis Cathedral’s Young Artist in Residence, Samuel Liégeon – Christmas

Organ Spectacular Classical

December 16 (5 p.m.) St. Louis Cathedral Basilica Annual Christmas Concert Classical December 17 Harpist Rachel Van Voorhees Classical December 18 Don Vappie Jazz December 19 Lars Edegran’s Jazz Band featuring “Big Al” Carson and Lionel Ferbos Jazz December 20 St. Peter Claver Gospel Choir Gospel

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St. Augustine Church Concerts

Visitors and locals can enjoy the Christmas New Orleans Style Concert Series at St. Augustine Church – the oldest African

American Catholic church in the United States. Concerts at St. Augustine take place the first three Saturdays in

December. Concerts begin at 4 p.m. and last approximately one hour.

December 1 John Boutte Jazz December 8 Friendly Travelers Gospel December 15 Germaine Bazzle and Friends, featuring Roderick Paulin, Mike Lemmler, Gerald

French, and George French Jazz

Christmas New Orleans Style

Originally named “A Creole Christmas” and later “A New Orleans Christmas,” Christmas New Orleans Style was

established in December 1985 to promote tourism to New Orleans during the holiday season – traditionally a slower

time for travel and tourism to the City. The first programs began with tree decorating at the New Orleans Police Station

on Royal Street and a performance by the Mardi Gras Chorus on the steps of the Wildlife & Fisheries building.

Over the past 28 years, Christmas New Orleans Style has become a successful holiday program featuring a multitude of

holiday events around the city. Holiday events include cooking demonstrations at the Market Fare Stage in the French

Market, holiday concerts at St. Louis Cathedral and St. Augustine Church, Papa Noël discounts from over 50 hotels and

Bed and Breakfast, and Reveillon menus from 47 of New Orleans’ finest restaurants. Visitors can also partake in local,

festive events including holiday home tours and Living History Characters in the French Quarter.

In 2011, readers of Travel + Leisure Magazine voted New Orleans the number one favorite city to visit during the fall,

Christmas, and New Year’s season in the annual “America’s Favorite Cities” survey. New Orleans also ranked in the top

three subcategories of travel such as: Best Cafés, Best Fine Dining Restaurants, and Several Hotel Options.

For more information on concerts schedules and other Christmas New Orleans Style events visit

www.neworleansonline.com/holiday or www.fqfi.org. For a free booklet call (504)522-5730 or e-mail info@fqfi.org.

Christmas New Orleans Style 2012 is produced by French Quarter Festivals, Inc. in collaboration with New Orleans

Tourism Marketing Corporation. French Quarter Festivals, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, which also produces

French Quarter Festival (April) and Satchmo SummerFest (August). French Quarter Festivals, Inc. promotes the Vieux

Carré and the City of New Orleans through high quality special events and activities that showcase the culture and

heritage of this unique city, contribute to the economic well-being of the community, and instill increased pride in the

people of New Orleans.