This weekend: Hear chart-topping singers, go to the theater, check out cellist

Holiday harmonies

Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw, chart-topping solo performers who’ve been singing together since 2012, are stopping in Olympia on Friday, Dec. 5, as part of their Christmas tour. Grammy winner Caillat and chart topper DeGraw have been singing together since 2012, and one of their early duets was the holiday classic “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” (https://youtu.be/kECPnhyFjjU?si=9dMhevwpBYmIc6H4v), Caillat’s favorite duet from her album “Christmas in the Sand.” The duo will sing their solo hits along with duets and selections from DeGraw’s 2023 EP “A Classic Christmas” at the Olympia concert (https://www.washingtoncenter.org/event/colbie-caillat-and-gavin-degraw-christmas-tour-12-5-2025/), happening at 7:30 p.m. at The Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia. Tickets are $68-$135.

‘Christmas Express’ at Little Theatre

While Harlequin Productions once again greets December with “A Christmas Carol,” Olympia Little Theatre has developed its own holiday tradition: Producing holiday-themed comedies likely to be unfamiliar to most audience members. This year’s offering is “The Christmas Express” (https://olympialittletheater.org/shows/the-christmas-express/), opening Friday, Dec. 5. Not to be confused with the Tom Hanks flick “The Polar Express,” Pat Cook’s 1995 play is set in a holiday-themed train depot where the Christmas spirit is notably absent — until a mysterious stranger named Leo Tannenbaum (Chuck Meares) comes to town. Director Scott Ellgen also directed 2022’s “One Christmas Eve at Evergreen Mall,” which sold out several performances. “ I was humbled by that but also encouraged that a holiday play without Scrooge or George Bailey could still resonate with audiences,” Ellgen said. Performances of “The Christmas Express” are at 7:25 p.m. Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13 and 18-20 and 1:55 p.m. Dec. 7, 14 and 21 at Olympia Little Theatre, 1925 Miller Ave. NE, Olympia. Tickets are $10-$16.

Olympia Symphony accompanies ‘Snowman’

The Olympia Symphony Orchestra celebrates the holiday spirit on Sunday, Dec. 7, with a family-friendly concert featuring the holiday classic “The Snowman.’ The orchestra (https://www.olympiasymphony.org) will perform Howard Blake’s score alongside the wordless animated film, which uses visuals and music to tell the story of a snowman who comes to life and takes the boy who built him on a trip to meet Santa Claus. Also on the program: Joseph Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major, featuring cellist Anthony Kim (https://www.instagram.com/anthonykim_cello/?hl=en), who won the junior division of the orchestra’s 2025 Young Artists Competition. The concert begins at 3 p.m. at the Capitol Theater, 206 Fifth SE, Olympia. Tickets (https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=297674) are $8.25-$13.25.

If South Sound’s holiday happenings haven’t completely filled your calendar, join freelance writer Molly Gilmore at the Seattle Men’s Chorus’s (https://www.seattlechoruses.org/) “Holly Jolly Jingle.”