The Wizards of Winter: A Trans Siberian Orchestra Experience, one of the most popular holiday shows, returns to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Wednesday, December 9, at 8 p.m.

Rock operas date back to the 1960s. Rock operas set to Christmas themes with Paul O’Neill’s Trans-Siberian Orchestra began in the mid-1990s. Both influenced Scott Kelly’s Wizards of Winter.

• The Wizards of Winter: A Trans Siberian Experience takes place 4 p.m. Sunday the State Theatre, 453 Northampton St., Easton. • Tickets cost $28 and $25. Seating is limited. • For tickets ...

If you are tired of hearing “White Christmas,” “All I want for Christmas is You,” “Blue Christmas,” “Jingle Bells,” and the rest of the panoply of holiday music that invades the airwaves this month, ...

And last, a Christmas Rock Opera comes to life as The Wizards of Winter bring their 12-member ensemble to the stage at the State Theater. John Legend. When: 8 p.m. Thursday.

If you are tired of hearing “White Christmas,” “All I want for Christmas is You,” “Blue Christmas,” “Jingle Bells,” and the rest of the panoply of holiday music that invades the airwaves this month, ...