An Acoustic Christmas with Over The Rhine — live event on Dec 5, 2026
Over the Rhine live at The Kent Stage, Kent on Sat, Dec 5, 7:30 PM. Tickets from $36.27. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.
One December, not long after Over the Rhine began recording and touring, we were invited to perform some seasonal songs on a public radio station in Cincinnati. It was Christmastime and apparently they thought we were up to the task. We worked up a few carols and traditional tunes. It actually felt really good and conjured up an unusual mix of feelings from childhood: innocence, loss, wonder, joy, sadness. I think we were surprised. People must have tuned into the radio broadcast, because we began receiving inquiries as to whether we had recorded any of our Christmas songs. I don’t think we had considered it at the time, but any young, struggling songwriter is open to the suggestions of the marketplace, and people were persistent. In December of 1996 – 30 years ago! – we recorded and released our first song cycle of some of the Christmas carols that still haunted us. We included a few original tunes and called our wintry mix The Darkest Night Of The Year. We played a special “darkest …
Starts: Sat, Dec 5, 7:30 PM
Ends: Sat, Dec 5, 9:30 PM
Where: 175 East Main Street, Kent, Ohio 44240, United States
Price: $36.27
Lineup
Venue: The Kent Stage
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