Wrapped in Song, Wreathed in Winter: Randy Edelman Returns

Last December, when New York City was brushed only with the faintest promise of snow, when flurries danced briefly in the air before vanishing into the crisp embrace of winter, there was a warmth that lingered far beyond the season’s chill. It was not the glow of firelight, nor the clink of champagne glasses by the hearth—it was the warmth that flowed from the stage of Carnegie Hall, where Randy Edelman gathered us all into his world of music and memory. His concert was not merely a performance; it was a holiday homecoming, where songs became a sanctuary and stories wrapped around the audience like a beloved blanket.

This year, on December 19, 2025, Randy Edelman will return to Carnegie Hall, carrying with him that same gift of warmth and wonder. Once more, the doors will open at 7:00 PM, and once more the anticipation will stir like candlelight before it is struck—soft, luminous, full of promise. For those who were there last year, the memory lingers: the way time seemed to fold into something tender, as though the season itself had chosen to pause and dwell within that hall. For those who come anew, this evening will offer something rare: the chance to feel the holiday spirit in its purest form—not manufactured, but lived through the intimacy of music.

Randy’s music has always had a way of finding its way into the heart. His celebrated film scores, vast in scope yet profoundly personal, echo like the soundtracks of our own private dreams. His songs—“Weekend in New England,” “Isn’t It a Shame,” “My Place”—carry with them the kind of beauty that endures, like ornaments carefully unwrapped from their tissue each December, each one shining with memory. And when he sits at the piano, telling the stories behind the notes, the evening becomes more than a concert. It becomes a conversation, a communion, a reminder of how deeply songs can belong to us.

Last December, that communion became a kind of hearth in itself. The grandeur of Carnegie Hall was softened by laughter, by applause, by the unspoken connection that wove through the room. It felt as though every story Randy told was met with recognition, every melody with remembrance. There was champagne, there was joy, but above all there was warmth—the warmth of a thousand hearts joined in a single rhythm, the warmth of being reminded that music, at its most profound, is an act of giving.

On December 19, that hearth will be rekindled. Imagine the evening: outside, the avenues of Manhattan lit with the dazzle of the holidays; inside, the piano becoming its own firelight, its keys glowing with the resonance of memory and dream. Each note will sparkle like frost beneath a winter moon. Each story will unfold like a glass raised in celebration. And together, they will create not simply a performance, but a holiday embrace, a moment of belonging in a world that too often feels hurried and cold.

Tickets for this evening of warmth and wonder will be available beginning September 22. To secure a place is to secure not just a seat in Carnegie Hall, but a memory waiting to be made, a story waiting to be told again each year. Because this is more than a concert—it is a gathering, a tradition, a holiday fire that burns without embers, ignited instead by the music and spirit of Randy Edelman.

Get tickets for Randy Edelman at Carnegie Hall December 19th, 2025 here:

https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2025/12/19/randy-edelman-american-original-0730pm

So let the December air outside be bracing. Let the snow be light upon the sidewalks. For within Carnegie Hall on December 19, there will be warmth enough to carry us all, champagne enough to sparkle in memory, and music enough to last well beyond the final note.