2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday — Denton Community Theatre presents A Tuna Christmas at the Campus Theatre, 214 W. Hickory St. Admission is $15. Call 940-382-7014.

5 to 11 p.m. Saturday — “Grapevine Opry: A Country Texas Christmas” trip hosted by the Denton Senior Center, 509 N. Bell Ave. Cost is $32-$37. Call 940-349-8720.

6 to 8 p.m. Saturday — A night in old Bethlehem at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 703 N. Elm St. Experience how Bethlehem streets would have been the year Jesus was born. For more information, call the church office at 940-387 1575.

7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday — A Gift for Emma presented by the Denton City Contemporary Ballet at UNT’s Murchison Performing Center, Lyric Theatre, 1200 North Texas Blvd. Tickets are $12-$18. Call 940-369-7802.

8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday — Hodie, a new Christmas cantata presented by the First United Methodist Church of Denton, 201 S. Locust St. Call 940-382-5478 or visit www.fumc-denton.com.

6 to 10 p.m. Sunday — “Winter Wonderland” Christmas gala presented by the Greater Denton Arts Council at the Silver Eagle Suite in the UNT Union, 1155 Union Circle. Tickets are $75-$150. Call 940-382-2787.

7 p.m. Sunday and Monday — A Time for Christmas, a musical presented by First Baptist Church of Denton, 1100 Malone St. Call 940-382-2577.

Through Dec. 31 — Christmas art show with handmade Christmas ornaments created by local artists at Oxide Gallery, 501 W. Hickory St. Call 940-483-8900 or visit www.oxidegallery.com

10 a.m. Dec. 16 — Santa Story Time at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. Call 940-349-8752.

12:15 p.m. Dec. 16 — Eighth annual Community Sing-along, in the Commissioners Courtroom of the Courthouse on the Square, 110 W. Hickory St. Call 940-349-2850.

3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Dec. 17 - Christmas Crafts at the South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Make aChristmas card and a special ornament for the tree. For ages 5 and up. Free. Call 940-349-8752.

6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 17 - Holiday Musicale featuring Ensemble Pro Musica in the Music Room of the Bayless-Selby House Museum, 317 W. Mulberry St. This is a sing-along. Call 940-349-2865.10 to 11 a.m. Dec. 17 - Santa Story Time at the South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Free. Call 940-349-8752.

11 to 11:30 p.m. Dec. 18 - Santa Story Time at the North Branch Library 3020 N. Locust. Free. Call 940-349-8752.

6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 18 — Snowflake Ball at the Oakmont County Country Club, 1901 Oakmont Drive, Corinth. Event includes dancing and fun for ages 13-17. Cost is $15 per person. Buy in advance at the parks and recreation office, 3300 Corinth Parkway, Corinth. Call 940-321-5599.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 19 — Pet pictures with Santa at Calloway’s Nursery, 1601 Dallas Drive. There are several poses to choose from. First 5x7 is $10 and additional 5x7s are $5 each. Denton Humane Society t-shirts, calendars and pet toys will also be available. For information, call 940-382-PETS or visit http://www.angelfire.com/de2/dentonhumanesociety/.

10 to 10:30 a.m. Dec. 19 - Santa Story Time at the South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Free. Call 940-349-8752.

7 p.m. Dec. 19 - “Merry Time of Year” Christmas concert presented by the Denton Community Chorus at the First Christian Church on Fulton St. Free. Visit www.dentoncommunitychorus.org.

3 to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 22 - Gingerbread Story Time at the Emily Fowler Library, 502 Oakland. Story time includes gingerbread crafts and cookies. For ages 2 to 8. Free. Call 940-349-8752.

7:30 p.m. Dec. 31 — New Year’s Eve Dance at the Denton Senior Center, 509 N. Bell Ave. Tickets are $15-$25. Call 940-349-8720 or visit www.dentonseniorcenter.com

ONGOING

Now through Dec. 31 - Christmas Art Show: Christmas Ornaments - Handmade Christmas Ornaments created by our local artists at the OXIDE Gallery, 501 W. Hickory St. Call 940-483-8900 or visit www.oxidegallery.com

Now through Dec. 24 — Take your family photo with Santa during mall hours. Santa will be available for Black Friday weekend and the week of Christmas, Monday, Dec. 21 through Thursday, Dec. 24.

Now through midnight on Jan. 1 — Christmas Show: 6 to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and Fridays from 6 to 11 p.m. Fourth Annual Providence Christmas Show of four neighboring homes all synchronized to unique arrangements of classic holiday tunes. Previously known as Vaderville. For information, contact darren@vaderville.com.

12 to 6 p.m.

Now through Dec. 24 — Get wrapped up this Christmas and join the Golden Triangle Mall Book Drive For Kids at the Dillard’s wing next to Landmark Theatres, 2201 S. I-35E. Drive begins Nov. 28 and continues every weekend until Dec. 20 and Monday, Dec. 21 through Thursday, Dec. 24.

IN THE REGION

Through Dec. 19 — A Lone Star Christmas Carol at the Circle Theatre 230 W. Fourth St., Fort Worth. For show times and tickets, call 817-877-3040 or visit www.circletheatre.com.

Through Dec. 20 — The Best Christmas Pageant Ever presented by the Dallas Children’s Theater at the DCT’s Rosewood Center for Family Arts, 5938 Skillman St., Dallas. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are $14-$25. Call 214-740-0051 or visit www.dct.org

Through Dec. 22 — Santa’s Holiday for Strings: A Puppetry Extravaganza presented by the company of Kathy Burks Theatre of Puppetry Arts at the DCT’s Rosewood Center for Family Arts, 5938 Skillman St., Dallas. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 1:30 & 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are $14-$25. Call 214-740-0051 or visit www.dct.org

Through Dec. 23 — Santa Claus Is Coming to Town at the Casa Manana Theatre, 3101 W. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth. Tickets are $17-$19. Visit www.casamanana.org

Dec. 10-30 — “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” performed by the Radio City Rockettes presented by the AT&T Center for the Performing Arts at the Nokia Theatre, 1001 NextStage Drive, Grand Prairie. Tickets are $22.25-$103.25. Call 214-880-0202.

10 a.m. Dec. 10 and 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 11 — “A Holiday Special/Ballet for Youth” performed by the Ballet Concerto in the Will Rogers Auditorium, 3401 W. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth. Tickets are $5-$20. Call 817-738-7915.

8 p.m. Dec. 11-12; 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 13 — “A Very Special Holiday Special” presented by the Turtle Creek Chorale at the Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St., Dallas. Tickets are $23-$68. Call 214-526-3214 or visit www.turtlecreek.org

2 p.m. Dec. 12 — The NOTcracker performed by members of the Barefoot Brigade in the Cafe Atrium at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St., Dallas. Free.

2 p.m. Dec. 12-13 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 — The Night Before Christmas performed by the Dallas Metropolitan Ballet at McFarlin Auditorium, Southern Methodist University, 6405 Boaz Lane, Suit 101, Dallas. Tickets are $10-$40. Call 214-631-ARTS.

9 a.m. Dec. 12 and 19 - Bird Walk in Dogwood Canyon of the Johnson Branch State Park, 100 Parks and Wildlife Road, Valley View. Bring your binocularsor use one of our loaner pairs for some bird watching. $5 park admission. Children 12 and under free. Call 940-637-2636.

7 p.m. Dec. 12 and 3 p.m. 13 — Holiday Choral Concert presented by the Musical Feast Choral Society of Greater Lewisville at the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 602 N. Old Orchard Lane, Lewisville. Tickets are $7-$30. E-mail director@musicalfeast.org or call 214-796-4006.

7 p.m. Dec. 12 and 13 - Holiday Concert presented by the Flower Mound Symphony Orchestra along with the Trietsch Chancel Choir and Bells at the Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church, 6101 Morriss Road, Flower Mound. Free. Visit www.fmco.org

6 p.m. Dec. 13 – Holiday Concert presented by the Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth at Ed Landreth Auditorium at Texas Christian University, 2800 S. University Dr., Fort Worth. $5-$10. Call 817-923-3121.

Dec. 15-20 — Ebenezer Scrooge at Pocket Sandwich Theatre, 5400 E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 119, Dallas. Show times are 8 p.m. Dec. 15-16 and Dec. 21-23 and 1 p.m. Dec. 13 and 20. Tickets are $10-$18. Call 214-821-1860.

7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 — “Holiday Magic” presented by the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestras Inc. at the Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. in Dallas. Tickets are $8-$40. Call 214-528-7747, visit www.gdyo.org or e-mail info@gdyo.org.

Dec. 18-23 — A Christmas Carol presented by Kids Who Care, a nonprofit international musical theater company, at the Scott Theatre, 1300 Gendy St. in Fort Worth, with evening, matinee and school-day performances. Tickets are $12-$18. For dates and times, visit www.kidswhocare.org or call 817-737-5437.

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 19 - Kids Trout Derby at the Ray Roberts Lake Johnson Branch State Park Kid's Fish Pond, 100 Parks and Wildlife Road, Valley View. Santa may drop by to hand out some candy. $5 park admission. Children 12 and under free. Call 940-637-2636.

Noon Dec. 19 — Family Day at the Scott: Sugar Rush 2009, including a luncheon and holiday activities, at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1309 Montgomery St., followed by a performance of A Christmas Carol at the Scott Theatre, 1300 Gendy St. Cost is $35-$50. Visit www.kidswhocare.org or call 817-737-5437.

10:50 a.m. Dec. 20 — “An Advent Festival,” part of the 2009 Festival Series at Broadway Baptist Church, 305 W. Broadway St., Fort Worth. Free. Call 817-336-5761 or visit www.broadwaybc.org.

6 p.m. Dec. 22 - Holiday program performed by local children presented by the Book Carriage & Coffee Shop, 304 N. Oak, Roanoke. Call 817-491-2858 or visit www.bookcarriage.com

5 p.m. Dec. 24 — “A Festival of Lesson & Carols,” part of the 2009 Festival Series at Broadway Baptist Church, 305 W. Broadway St., Fort Worth. Free. Call 817-336-5761 or visit www.broadwaybc.org

6:15 p.m. Dec. 31 — “Fangs For The Memories,” a New Year’s Eve theater party, at Pocket Sandwich Theatre, 5400 E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 119, Dallas. Starts with a dinner; show follows at 8 p.m. Cost is $92. Call 214-821-1860.

NUTCRACKER PERFORMANCES:

l 7 p.m. Dec. 10 — Performed by the Booker T. Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts dance and music departments in the Montgomery Arts Theater at the school, 2501 Flora St., Dallas. $5-$15. 972-925-1226.

l2 p.m. Dec. 11 and Dec. 13; 2 and 8 p.m. Dec. 12 — Performed by the Dallas Repertoire Ballet in the Hill Performance Hall, Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson. $10-$50. Call 972-744-4650 or visit www.eisemanncenter.com.

l Dec. 11-24 — Performed by the Texas Ballet Theater at the Bass Performance Hall, 330 E. Fourth St., Fort Worth. $19-$99. 1-877-828-9200.

l7:30 p.m. Dec. 18-19 and 2 p.m. Dec. 19-20 — Performed by the Metropolitan Classical Ballet in the Texas Hall of the University of Arlington, 701 W. Nedderman Drive, Arlington. $10-$30. 817-275-0598.