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By KURT LOFT, The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 2, 2007

TAMPA - It's December, so guess what musical theme saturates the month's helping of concerts?

Maybe we can jingle your memory with a bit of holiday harmony. From "Nutcrackers" to Gregorian chant to the Rockettes, the playlist captures the spirit of the season, and options are aplenty. So today we offer a selective look at live productions around the Bay area, some traditional and others offbeat, but all suitable for the family.

Today at 2 p.m.: The Orlando Ballet presents its annual production of "The Nutcracker"; Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 N. MacInnes Place, Tampa; $15 to $50; (813) 229-7827.

Thursday through Dec. 30: The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, featuring the Rockettes, offers 52 performances throughout the month; Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 N. MacInnes Place, Tampa; $39 to $74; for times, call (813) 229-7827 or go to www.tbpac.org.

Friday and Dec. 9: The Florida Orchestra offers "A Jingle Bell Pops," featuring the Holiday Pops Singers. Concerts are 8 p.m. Friday at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 N. MacInnes Place, Tampa; and 2 and 8 p.m. Dec. 9 at Mahaffey Theater, 400 First St. S., St. Petersburg; $19 to $54; (813) 286-2403.

Saturday at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.: The award-winning Heralds of Harmony, a male vocal ensemble, performs "A Christmas Celebration"; Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Ferguson Hall, 1010 N. MacInnes Place, Tampa; $20 to $30; (813) 229-7827.

Saturday at 1 and 7:30 p.m.: The Life Force Cultural Arts Society presents "The Chocolate Nutcracker"; Mahaffey Theater, 400 First St. S., St. Petersburg; $27 to $47; (727) 892-5767.

Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Dec. 9 at 2 p.m.: The Miami City Ballet offers George Balanchine's classic rendition of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker," featuring a live orchestra and more than 100 people onstage; Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater; $30 to $46; (727) 791-7400.

Dec. 9 at 4 p.m.: Tampa's Florida Pro Musica, a group specializing in early vocal music, presents its fifth annual program of Gregorian chant; Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 509 N. Florida Ave., Tampa; free; (813) 258-4226 or www.floridapromusica.com.

Dec. 9 at 5:30 p.m.: The Tampa Oratorio Singers and The Florida Orchestra Brass Quintet perform holiday favorites; Fletcher Lounge, University of Tampa, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd.; $15 at the door; (813) 253-3333.

Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m.: Sisters Maggie, Terre and Suzzy, otherwise known as the Roches, offer their patented versions of the "Hallelujah" Chorus and "Angels We Have Heard on High" in "The Roches: With a Holiday Twist"; Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 N. MacInnes Place, Tampa; $29.50; (813) 229-7827.

Dec. 22 at 2 and 7 p.m.: The Nebraska Theater Caravan presents Charles Dickens' holiday classic, "A Christmas Carol"; Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater; $25 to $42; (727) 791-7400.

Reporter Kurt Loft can be reached at (813) 259-7570 or kloft@tampatrib.com. Keyword, Things to Do, for a searchable list of holiday happenings.

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