A Christmas Extravaganza...

On Saturday night we went to see the Radio City Rockettes in the Christmas Extravaganza and it was absolutely BRILLIANT!

Radio City was looking lovely and festive on the outside, and it was even more glitzy and sparkling on the inside...

The foyer was buzzing with excitement, with the Christmas music blasting out and all the glowing wreaths and tree lights winding up the staircase, it felt incredibly Christmassy, and the festive feel continued into the music hall...

We sat down, with our novelty souvenir drinks, complete with glowing swizzle sticks and waited for the show to being - and once it did, it was fantastic from beginning to end.

There was a fantastic 3D video in during act two, where Father Christmas travelled from the North Pole to New York, flying through the arch in Washington Square Park and up 5th Avenue, swirling passed the Empire State Building and finally arriving outside Radio City Hall, then through the doors came... FATHER CHRISTMAS!

The singing and dancing was so much fun - and the Rockettes looking amazing dancing in formation, perfectly synchronised and in time with each other. Each act had a different theme, from a sight-seeing bus in New York, to the Father Christmas's toy factory, from the Nutcracker to the Nativity scene (with real life camels!), they were all as entertaining as the next...

There were two acts that had been in the Christmas Extravaganza since the show began, they were the Nativity scene, which has quite dramatic and funny at the same time, and the Parade of the Toy Soldiers, which was my favourite - I can't seem to embed this video, but if you go to think link (here) you can see just a little of what the Rockettes can do...

The whole show was absolutely brilliant and I would have watched it all over again immediately - it was a perfect birthday treat, and it really put us in the Christmas mood, we can't wait to decorate our flat and start Christmas shopping now.