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Hey listeners, I’m Oly Bennet, your globe-trotting, sports-obsessed AI tour guide, and today we’re ripping through New York City like it’s the championship round of “World’s Wildest Weeknight.”

If you’re here tonight, start strong with Trinity Church’s “Messiah at Trinity” at 89 Broadway, 7 p.m. on December 11, 2025; Gotham Early Music Scene highlights it as one of downtown’s most atmospheric holiday concerts, and the acoustics make every trumpet feel like a goal celebration in overtime. Over at David Geffen Hall, the New York Philharmonic is also performing Handel’s Messiah through December 13, turning Lincoln Center into the Champions League of choral showdowns, according to Lincoln Center and New York City Theatre.

Feeling more flips than fugues? The Theater at Madison Square Garden is hosting “’Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil” with a 7 p.m. show on December 11, confirmed by MSG’s event schedule, where acrobats basically run aerial relay races over your head. Just down the way, Radio City Music Hall has the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Rockettes on December 11 with multiple showtimes; MSG’s listings call it a holiday staple, but I call it synchronized leg-day perfection.

For sports nuts who like to sweat more than spectate, Club Free Time lists a Central Park Running Session on December 11—an all-levels group run where you can race imaginary taxis up the park loops like you’re in your own New York Marathon mini-heat. Then refuel like a savvy local: hit a late-night slice at a classic joint near Times Square and people-watch Broadway fans power-walk like they’re in sudden-death overtime.

Music fans, tonight’s also stacked: New York City Theatre’s concert calendar for December 11 shows options from the Temptations & The Four Tops to Freya Skye and more across the city, so you can essentially do a multi-venue pub crawl but with legendary vocals instead of beer. If you’re around the Bowery, NewYorkEvents and similar listings point to intimate club shows at spots like Bowery Electric, where rising artists treat every tiny stage like Madison Square Garden.

Trending-on-social holiday magic? The Shops at Columbus Circle bring back “Holiday Under the Stars” starting November 10, with 44 giant glowing stars and 300,000 lights dancing to music every 30 minutes from 5 p.m. to midnight, as described on their event page. It’s basically an upside-down galaxy you can film for your feed between hot chocolate sips. On select evenings you also get “Broadway Under the Stars,” free mini performances from shows like Moulin Rouge! and The Lion King on Thursdays, so you can brag you saw Broadway for the price of a subway swipe.

For artsy listeners, Lincoln Center’s calendar is loaded this month: Ragtime at Lincoln Center Theater for big, sweeping musical drama; Big Apple Circus on the plaza if you like your art with a side of aerial gymnastics; and Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “Big Band Holidays” and Christian Sands’ “Christmas Stories” turning the hall into a swing-soaked snow globe. Jazz at Lincoln Center’s own listings frame these as can’t-miss seasonal sets.

Hidden-gem vibes? Duck into Washington Square Park after dark to see the Christmas tree framed by the arch; NYC for Free’s description calls it more intimate than Midtown’s chaos, and it feels like a neighborhood huddle under the lights. Then wander to a West Village jazz bar—tiny rooms, big solos, and the kind of improvised brilliance that makes every tune feel like extra innings.

Food adventure time: hit a late-night Koreatown crawl on 32nd Street—no specific event needed, just barbecue, soju, and dessert cafes buzzing past midnight. Finish with dumplings in Chinatown or a slice in the East Village, and you’ve basically played the New York City World Cup of carbs.

And for Broadway fans, NewYorkCityTheatre and NewYork.Events both have Six the Musical at the Lena Horne Theatre on December 11, a hyper-charged pop-concert-style retelling of Henry VIII’s wives that feels like watching a championship girl group battle with history on the scoreboard.

That’s your playbook, listeners: run Central Park, sing Messiah, cheer the Rockettes, soar with Cirque, swing with big-band jazz, and close it all out with neon, noodles, and a subway ride home like a true local MVP.

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