A Season of Love Tour

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A Season of Love Tour
Tour by Idina Menzel
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Associated album Christmas: A Season of Love
Start dateDecember 6, 2019
End dateDecember 11, 2019
No. of shows3 in North America
Idina Menzel concert chronology
  • Bridges Tour
    (2018)
  • A Season of Love Tour
    (2019)

A Season of Love Tour is a concert tour by actress and singer Idina Menzel in support of her second holiday album Christmas: A Season of Love . [1] [2] The tour is only performed in 3 cities on the East Coast of the United States.

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Background

On October 7, 2019, Menzel announced that she would perform a one night only concert at New York City's Carnegie Hall on December 11, 2019. [3] The announcement came following the most prior announcement about her seventh studio album and second holiday album Christmas: A Season of Love . On October 9, 2019, Menzel announced two additional shows set for December 6, 2019 at Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, NJ and December 8, 2019, at the Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. [4]

Synopsis

Menzel performs a selection of holiday favorites from holiday album Christmas: A Season of Love. In addition, Menzel performs selections from her breakout performances on Broadway in Wicked and Rent along with her Oscar-winning song Let It Go from Disney's Frozen .

Special Guests

Setlist

  1. "Sleigh Ride" from Christmas: A Season of Love
  2. "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" from Christmas: A Season Of Love
  3. "We Need a Little Christmas" from Christmas: A Season Of Love / Mame
  4. "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" from Frozen
  5. "A Hand For Mrs. Claus" from Christmas: A Season Of Love
  6. "I'll Be Home For Christmas" (duet with Aaron Lohr) from Christmas: A Season Of Love
  7. "Ocho Kandelikas" from Christmas: A Season Of Love
  8. "Defying Gravity" from Wicked
  9. "Christmas Time Is Here" from Christmas: A Season Of Love
  10. "O Holy Night"/"Ave Maria" from Christmas: A Season Of Love
  11. "We Wish You The Merriest" from Christmas: A Season Of Love
  12. "Christmas Just Ain't Christmas" from Christmas: A Season Of Love
  13. "Let It Go" from Frozen
  14. "I Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" from Christmas: A Season Of Love
  15. "At This Table" from Christmas: A Season Of Love
  16. "Into The Unknown" from Frozen 2

Encores

  1. "Seasons of Love" from Christmas: A Season Of Love / Rent
  2. "Auld Lang Syne" from Christmas: A Season Of Love

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America [3]
December 6, 2019 Atlantic City United StatesThe Circus Maximus Theatre at Caesars Atlantic City
December 8, 2019 Mashantucket The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino
December 11, 2019 New York City Carnegie Hall

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