All showtimes listed below are Central Standard Time (CST). Shows marked with ($) are ticketed events.

In-Person Gigs

Creeping Charlie, Ivers, Why Not, and more: 6:30 p.m. at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis ($)

Good Morning Bedlam: 7 p.m. at 331 Club, Minneapolis ($)

Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience: 7 p.m., Night Before Christmas show, at the Dakota, Minneapolis ($)

DJ Tim: 8 p.m. at the White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul 

Impromptu Project: 8 p.m., Christmas Show, at Icehouse, Minneapolis ($)

Nick Hensley, Minnesota Songwriter Showcase: 8 p.m. at the Aster Café, Minneapolis 

Virtual

Anderson .Paak: 7 p.m. on Moment House  ($) 

Of Monsters and Men: 8 p.m. on Mandolin ($) 

Rhett Miller: 8 p.m. on Stage It ($)

Robyn Hitchcock: 8 p.m. on Mandolin ($) 

LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special: 9 p.m. on Amazon Music’s twitch and Prime Video ($)

On TV

The 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors: 8 p.m. (CBS), featuring tribute performances to honoree Joni Mitchell by Norah Jones, Ellie Goulding, Brandi Carlile, Herbie Hancock and Brittany Howard, and to honoree Berry Gordy by Smokey Robinson, Andra Day and Stevie Wonder

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