BPO Holiday Pops concert arrives [Video]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The sounds of the season are filling Kleinhans Music Hall to bring the magic of the holidays to Western New Yorkers and beyond. 

This year’s Holiday Pops Concert kicked off with the first of four performances on Thursday morning. 

“It’s just so great to get as many people in the Kleinhans Music Hall for our concerts as possible,” Simone Viola, the marketing and communications Coordinator for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, told 2 On Your Side.

The concert offers something for everyone. There’s a lineup of all kinds of festive favorites. Viola says people can enjoy Christmas carols, a Hanukkah suite, a sing-along, and music from beloved holiday films such as “Home Alone” and “The Polar Express.” There are even some special guest performers. 

“We call it our number one Western New York holiday tradition,” Viola said. “It’s just one of those things …