As the days grow shorter and the air turns crisp, there’s no better way to welcome the holiday season than with the Vancouver Men’s Chorus! Join us for Making Spirits Bright 2024, an unforgettable evening of festive music that will warm your heart and lift your spirits.

Let the joy of the season surround you with songs that bring the magic of winter to life. You’ll be enchanted by melodies that evoke both the cozy warmth of a crackling fire and the invigorating chill of a brisk winter’s night. With a rich blend of holiday classics and fresh, exciting tunes, this year’s show promises to be a perfect celebration for all ages.

Come, be part of the tradition, and let us fill your holiday season with music, cheer, and memories that will last long after the final note fades.

Get your tickets today and make Making Spirits Bright 2024 the highlight of your festive season!

At a dinner party in the fall of 2015, filmmaker Mark Halliday came up with an idea to work on a documentary style film featuring the beloved Vancouver Men’s Chorus. Over the course of the next two years, Mark followed the VMC behind-the-scenes, captured thousands of hours of footage, and interviewed members of this tight-knitted chorus.

There was no script but, through the interviews, three themes became clear: the VMC has built and shaped a community for queer and gay men in the past four decades; their performances have changed their audience in the most unexpected ways; the chorus has became a chosen family and has integrated with the lives of its members forever. The interviews, combined with clips Mark filmed of the VMC performances in 2016 and 2017, provided an intimate snapshot of Canada’s first GBTQ2+ chorus.

We Are the Vancouver Men’s Chorus debuted at the 2018 Vancouver film festival ‘Out on Screen’ and was featured at the 2019 Atlanta film festival ‘Out on Film’, and later released on OutTV.