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Myrtle Beach—One of “America’s 10 Best Beach Towns for Christmas”—Come See for Yourself!

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Myrtle Beach—One of “America’s 10 Best Beach Towns for Christmas”—Come See for Yourself!

According to Coastal Living Magazine,  Myrtle Beach is one of “America’s 10 Best Beach Towns for Christmas”.  Myrtle Beach certainly lives up to this moniker during the Christmas Season.  Known for its exceptional year-round entertainment venues and great talent, it is even more spectacular during the Holiday Season.  The theatres, towns, shopping centers, and parks all dress up during this time of year with beautiful Christmas lights, Christmas Displays, extravagant Christmas Light Shows,  and an abundance of Christmas decorations to mesmerize the young and the old.

Come witness the true Christmas Spirit and legendary southern hospitality for yourself at these Myrtle Beach Christmas events.  Enjoy some of our award-winning Christmas Spectaculars,  tree lighting ceremonies, and outstanding light shows, and see if you agree.  Below is a list of some of our most popular Christmas-themed  shows from traditional variety shows featuring plenty of yuletide cheer to live Nativity scenes and much more.

Grand Strand Holiday Shows 2018:

“The Christmas Show of the South” is celebrating its 33rd season of unforgettable holiday performances.  The 2018 Christmas special brings stunning changes, beautifully blended with time-honored tradition to create a family experience this is second to none as new talent mingles with acclaimed rotating artists and long-standing Opry favorites.  According to CNBC, it is the “Top Attraction in Myrtle Beach” and a holiday tradition for over 30 years.  This beloved Myrtle Beach holiday tradition is the only show that has won every major South Carolina Tourism award including the Governor’s Cup and Most Outstanding Attraction.  The Carolina Opry Christmas Show runs from November 1 – December 31, 2018.

The Carolina Opry Theater closes for one week to transform into a winter wonderland.  The crew spends all night and the entire following week preparing over 35 Christmas trees, 75 wreaths, 5 miles of tree lighting wire, countless tree ornaments, and mounds of Christmas snow with the feature being a stunning 30-feet tree with more than 25,000 lights.  There will be house photographer available for family photos in front of the tree.  For more information on the Carolina Opry Christmas Show 2018, go to www.thecarolinaopry.com/myrtle-beach-shows/christmas-special/.

“The South’s Grandest Christmas Show”  was voted the “Most Outstanding Holiday Show” by the Myrtle Beach Herald.  The South’s Grandest Christmas Show presents a combination of exciting acts from talented singers, dancers, comedians and more, all themed around the true meaning of Christmas with audience members of all ages. This southern family tradition offers a spectacular seasonal experience that’s sure to put guests in the holiday spirit.

Also featured in this year’s show will be comedian Ricky Mokel who always puts a new twist on the Christmas season. So, if you want to celebrate Christmas with an evening filled with song, dance and laughter, the Alabama Theatre is the place you want to be with your family and friends.  The South’s Grandest Christmas Show will run from November 1 – December 31, 2018.  For more information on the Alabama Theatre Christmas Show, go to https://www.alabama-theatre.com/souths-grandest-christmas-show/.

“Christmas at Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show” Make it a Christmas to remember as the crew retells the Charles dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol, with a swashbuckling spin.  Captain Scrooge and mystical Spirit of Christmas travel to the past, present, and future of Buccaneer Bay.  During this Christmas-themed journey, they encounter such wonders as Christmas toys that come to life and a beautiful live Nativity, complete with wise men and live animals.

The Crimson and Emerald pirates will compete for the coveted Christmas treasure on land, on deck, in water, and high above the two full-sized pirate ships.  During this fearsome battle, you will enjoy a four-course holiday feast of Voyager creamy vegetable soup, Buccaneer bread, Half O’Roasted Chicken, Captain’s BBQ Pork, Cob O’buttery corn, Pirate herb-basted potato, Apple O’me eye pie and unlimited Coca cola, tea or coffee.  This Christmas Journey will run from November 1, 2018 thru January 5, 2019.  For more information, go to www. piratesvoyage.com/christmas-show.

“Hot Jersey Nights Christmas Special” at the Asher Theatre is the Grand Strand’s newest Holiday show.  Experience Hot Jersey Nights Christmas style with all the Christmas trees, holly and falling snow needed to make this an experience you do not want to miss.  You will hear the very best and most loved Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons songs of all time with a mixture of all the Holiday Classics you know and love.

Hit songs include Walk Like a Man, Candy Girl, Jingle Bells, White Christmas, Big Girls Don’t Cry, My Eyes Adored You and Oh What a Night.  Hot Jersey Nights has smashed box office records across the US, Canada, and Europe and is proving to be one of the most successful touring shows of all time. The Christmas Special will run from November 01 – December 22, 2018.  For more information, go to ashertheatre.com/event/hot-jersey-nights.

“Legends in Concert Presents:  A Rat Pack Christmas”  “Christmas With The Rat Pack & Special Guest Marilyn Monroe,” features Christmas classics such as The Christmas Song, Boogie Woogie Santa Claus, Silent Night, Mary’s Boy Child and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. The show will also feature all the Rat Pack and Marilyn’s standard classics that fans have come to know and love. This all-new production will feature audience interaction including sing-a-longs, ad libs, cut ups, and quips throughout the show.

Fans will be treated to a musical journey of The Rat Pack filled with laughter, improvisation, and heart-warming Christmas memories of days gone by.  To purchase tickets, go to http://www.reservemyrtlebeach.com/ds/legends-concert-myrtle-beach#!#return.

As you can see, the Christmas Shows in Myrtle Beach 2018 are outstanding.  Now it is time for you to choose which of the above Christmas Spectaculars do you want to see.  Happy Holidays!

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