Christmas music and clubbing

From long-awaited comebacks to end-of-the-year pop spectaculars, Paris has plenty of great live music to offer even in midwinter. Here’s our gig guide for December. This page will be updated as more events are confirmed.

Every Christmas Eve, the churches and cathedrals of Paris will open their doors to the masses for an evening of communal festive chanting and prayer. The ceremonies come in varying lengths and sizes, the special features and traditions of each venue bringing different embellishments to the proceedings...

The regular free recitals by guest organists at the Notre-Dame cathedral take advantage of the building's unique acoustics and the awesome sound the great organ, which was restored to life in 2012 for the cathedral's 850th anniversary. For centuries, the sound of the organ animated the collective imagination, and filled churches with its deep, profound sound...

January is renowned as a dead month in the music industry calendar, but that doesn’t mean gig-hungry Parisians can’t get their fill. Here’s our guide to the best Pars gigs happening this January.This page will be updated as more events are confirmed.