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Guide to Holiday Classics

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WHERE TO STAY

London
NUMBER ELEVEN CADOGAN GARDENS
11 Cadogan Gardens; 44-20/7730-3426; www.number-eleven.co.uk; doubles from $521.

Geneva
HÓTEL D’ALLÉVE
3 Rue Kléberg; 41-22/732-1530; www.hoteldalleves.ch; doubles from $232.

Vienna
HOTEL SACHER WIEN
4 Philharmonikerstrasse; 800/223-6800; www.sacher.com; doubles from $464.

WHAT TO DO

New York City
GEORGE BALANCHINE’s THE NUTCRACKER
Lincoln Center; 212/870-5570; www.nycballet.com; through December 30.

London
SOMERSET HOUSE ICE RINK
The Strand, London; 44-20/7845-4600; www.somerset-house.org.uk; open through January 28.

Cambridge
KING’S COLLEGE CHAPEL FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS
The public lines up early on December 24; those arriving before 9:30 a.m. generally gain admission. The doors open at 1:30 p.m.; the service begins at 3 p.m. The program is broadcast live on the BBC World Service and American Public Radio. King’s College, Cambridge; 44-12/2333- 1100; www.kings.cam.ac.uk

Geneva
The Nutcracker, staged by Benjamin Millepied, will be performed again May 12–16, by the Ballet du Grand Théâtre. Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, 2 Places des Volontaires; to book, call 41-22/418-3000 or log on to www.geneveopera.ch.

Vienna
VIENNA PHILHARMONIC NEW YEAR’S CONCERT
Tickets are awarded by lottery a year in advance. Requests for the 2007–2008 event will be taken this January 2–23 on the Philharmonic’s Web site. Musikverein, 12 Bösendorferstrasse; 43-1/505-6525; www.wienerphilharmoniker.at.

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