Learn More About His Annual Holiday Concert in New Behind the Scenes Piece

Holiday Album HARK! Delivers "Beauty & A Mood of Distanced Coziness" (The New Yorker)

Watch Andrew Bird Perform John Prine's "Souvenirs"

This Sunday, December 13th, Andrew Bird reprises his annual Gezelligheid holiday concert as a live-streamed performance from the great outdoors of Ojai, CA. Since 2009, the events have typically been hosted at Chicago's Fourth Presbyterian Church, helping attendees to endure the seasonal darkness through a bright communal experience. As previewed in this week's issue of The New Yorker, the virtual edition will begin around sunset, delivering views of orange groves, oak trees, mountains and the signature spinning horn that will send his violin bouncing across the scenery.

While the winter remains a test of individual and collective strength, more fans than ever have the chance to attend this year's Gezelligheid, and Andrew is now offering all healthcare workers complimentary passes as a thank you for their tireless work. To redeem a ticket, regardless of location, healthcare workers can email a photo of themselves in scrubs or at their place of work to GezelligheidAB@gmail.com by 12pm EST this Friday.

Find more information here: https://found.ee/BirdGezellStream

Uncover the history of Gezelligheid in a behind the scenes piece Andrew has shared today: https://found.ee/BirdGezellBTS

Following the Gezelligheid live-stream at 7pm EST this Sunday, the show will be available to view on-demand all month, and each ticket comes with an archive of the 2013 edition from Chicago's Fourth Presbyterian.

Although much of the Gezelligheid set will be focused on instrumental violin pieces, viewers can expect to hear some material from Andrew Bird's 2020 holiday album, HARK!, "which, like this year's concert, offers beauty, and a mood of distanced coziness" (The New Yorker).

Watch Bird's brand new performance of John Prine's "Souvenirs," an homage to the great American songwriter whom we lost this year and one of the songs included on HARK!: https://found.ee/AB_SouvenirsLiveVideo 

Alongside his choice of Christmastime classics, HARK! also includes originals like "Alabaster," "Night's Falling" and the COVID-inspired "Christmas in April," which The A.V. Club just named one of the best Christmas songs of the past decade.

This winter's physical pressing of HARK! sold out so quickly that pre-orders are now available for 2021, featuring art and ornaments designed by Andrew's mother, Beth Bird.