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To make the season bright, go to a free holiday concert

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Celebrating Christmas doesn’t have to involve opening your wallet. You can fill your ears and your spirit with sweet yuletide sounds, and enjoy a respite from holiday frenzy, at free concerts throughout the city during December. Gospel choirs, jazz bands, classical artists and more perform in historic church settings during December. Here’s a list below — and if you know of others, please put the information in the comments section below or email uptown@nolamessenger.com. All of these concerts are free and open to the public – although donations, of course, are always welcome.

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Holiday school fairs include Santa breakfast, Magical Forest and French market

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Some local schools are providing an opportunity for shoppers to skip the malls on Saturday in favor of holiday boutiques and fairs. At these fairs, you can support New Orleans children while crossing items off your Christmas shopping list. At the same time, you can second-line with Santa, buy a tree or wreath in a Magical Forest or let it sneaux at a French market while listening to Little Freddie King. The schools holding fairs Uptown on Saturday include De La Salle High School, the Waldorf School of New Orleans and Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orleans. Breakfast with Santa and Holiday Boutique

The De La Salle High School Cavalier Band will host “Breakfast With Santa and Holiday Boutique” on Saturday, Dec.