CALENDAR: Child’s Christmas in Wales, Esquimalt Celebrations

SUNDAY, DEC. 24

A Child’s Christmas in Wales with Vox Humana Chamber Choir and Welshman Melville Jones at Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora Ave., 2:30 p.m.; voxhumanachoir.ca

Magic of Christmas at Butchart Gardens, daily through Jan. 6 with a festive display and thousands of lights; buchartgarden.com.

Discover the Past Walking Tours. No reservations. Tel. 250-384-6698, discoverthepast.com.

Today: Christmas in Old Victoria. 10:30 a.m. Meet in front of 26 Bastion Square (Burnes House). Ghosts of Christmas Past walking tour, 7:30 p.m. Meet outside Visitor Information Centre, 812 Wharf St. at Government Street.

Christmas at Craigdarroch Castle, 1050 Joan Cres., daily through Dec. 31. Musicians ranging from jazz to medieval folk groups to classical cellist will perform throughout the castle in the mornings and afternoon; thecastle.ca Habitat for Humanity’s Gingerbread Showcase at Parkside Hotel & Spa, 810 Humboldt St., daily to Jan. 2. parksidevictoria.com/gingerbread-showcase/information.htm.

26th annual Victoria Festival of Trees at The Bay Centre, daily to Jan. 2 with donations to B.C. Children’s Hospital; bcchf.ca. Esquimalt Celebrations. Christmas Tree Village, daily to Jan. 4 at Esquimalt Recreation Centre and Archie Browning Sports Centre. Vote for your favourite tree. MONDAY, DEC. 25 Merry Christmas! TUESDAY, DEC. 26 The 20th annual Edition of Boxing Day, The Stir Fry Way with DJs Murge, Verse, Salamander, Wood, Just B, Phlo, and Kia at Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates St., 9 p.m. Tickets at Lyle’s Place, ticketfly.com or at door.

Swinging Martini Tuesdays with Sean Drabitt Trio at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. hermannsjazz.com; tel. 250-388-9166.

Impulse Response at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; 250-953-9993.

Black Angus at The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St., 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; tel. 250-383-7775.

Cinderella, a panto presented by St. Luke’s Players at St. Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Road, Wednesday, Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Matinée Tuesday, Dec. 30, 31 and Jan. 1 at 2 p.m. Tickets: stlukesplayers.org

Sleeping Beauty, a Christmas panto at Mary Winspear Centre, Dec. 29 at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday to Thursday at 2 p.m. Tickets at marywinspear.ca or 250-656-0275.

Discover the Past Walking Tours. No reservations. Tel. 250-384-6698, discoverthepast.com. Tuesday: Ghosts

of Christmas Past walking tour, 7:30 p.m. Meet outside Visitor Information Centre, 812 Wharf St. at Government Street.