Yippy-ki-yay, Abilene, it is time for holiday season entertainment

1. Celebrating Christmas. Finding an excellent seat on the Paramount Theatre, filled for 6 performances of "The Nutcracker," may be a hard undertaking Friday, whilst Celebration Singers tiers its vacation display, "Christmas in America." This vintage-faculty presentation of standards and religious music, blended with emcee Larry McGraw's one-liners, delights the many that attend. It starts offevolved at 7 p.M. And as are the high-quality affords, it is free.2. Hang on, Santa, John McClane can shop the day! Bruce Willis regularly can be a Grinch in his film roles, but in "Die Hard," he comes off greater like Rudolph. Except he has a gun and now not a red nose. Is "Die Hard" a Christmas film? Its lovers, perhaps tongue in cheek, sell it as such. You make the decision, however you may ought to see it on the Paramount Theatre because it may not be on the Hallmark channel. It indicates at 7:30 p.M. Saturday.

3. Hometown advantage. A greater accurate display title could be tough to discover. The Abilene Philharmonic is imparting its annual vacation pops live performance, each as a matinee after which within the nighttime with seven local church choirs, a high school drum line and a children's choir. Thus, "A Hometown Christmas" is a homeland tour de force. Singer Bruce Ewing, of Las Vegas, returns to the metropolis to sign up for within the a laugh. Showtimes are at 3 and seven:30 p.M., with unique pricing for kids for the afternoon performances.