{"id":32502,"date":"2023-10-31T11:56:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T11:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vca.gov.mt\/?post_type=etn&#038;p=32502"},"modified":"2023-12-06T17:33:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:33:08","slug":"experience-the-magic-of-christmas-in-the-capital-2","status":"publish","type":"etn","link":"https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/en\/events\/experience-the-magic-of-christmas-in-the-capital-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience the Magic of Christmas in the Valletta!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Valletta Cultural Agency will host its Christmas Programme from November 27th to December 31st in Valletta&#8217;s main squares and streets, while the Christmas lights and decorations will continue into January. Visitors can enjoy the live Christmas Tree near Parliament, a crib depicting Christ\u2019s birth, and various family activities, all capturing the essence of the season.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32612\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32612 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Christmas-in-the-Capital-23-Programme-01-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"A document giving the Full details of the Christmas in the Capital Programme\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Christmas-in-the-Capital-23-Programme-01-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Christmas-in-the-Capital-23-Programme-01-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Christmas-in-the-Capital-23-Programme-01-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Christmas-in-the-Capital-23-Programme-01-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Christmas-in-the-Capital-23-Programme-01-2048x1448.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Christmas in the Capital Programme<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32614 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Christmas-in-the-Capital-23-Programme-02-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Christmas-in-the-Capital-23-Programme-02-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Christmas-in-the-Capital-23-Programme-02-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Christmas-in-the-Capital-23-Programme-02-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Christmas-in-the-Capital-23-Programme-02-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Christmas-in-the-Capital-23-Programme-02-2048x1448.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Valletta Cultural Agency has this year chosen to emphasise its message for peace while marking this period and bringing back traditions that have been lost over the years. Among these is the Baby Jesus procession on the 22nd December, departing from Our Lady of Victory Church at 6pm and proceeding to Zachary Street, Republic Street and St John Square &#8211; where Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna will deliver a message. The procession will come to a close at Triton Square.<\/p>\n<p>On the 27th November at 8.30pm, The Travellers will be launching their new Christmas single, <em>Tridx Tkun Tieg\u0127i Dan il-Milied? <\/em>featuring Ira Losco, Gianluca Bezzina, and Michela.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wo52uioNm7g?si=NjNLbz_tjRItf1eL\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vca.gov.mt\/en\/news\/christmas-projections-light-up-st-georges-square-3\/\">Christmas Projections<\/a> will light up st George&#8217;s Square as from the 4th December, at 6pm.<\/p>\n<p>In the month leading up to Christmas, Valletta&#8217;s streets will come to life with stilt walkers and street animators on December 2nd, 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, and 24th between 10.30am and 12.30pm. On December 8th and 12th, street performers will roam around the city between 5:30 pm and 8:30 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Following this, the Valletta National New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations will feature a special fireworks display over the Grand Harbour, offering a spectacular way to ring in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the Valletta Cultural Agency\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vca.gov.mt\/en\/news\/\">News<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vallettaculturalagency\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0pages for more information.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QNbSjqtiT-o?si=_h17sxUYhSGL5Bkw\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experience the Magic of Christmas in the Capital from November 27th to December 31st in Valletta&#8217;s main squares and streets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32608,"parent":0,"template":"","etn_category":[521],"etn_tags":[139,137,110,232,135,124,133],"class_list":["post-32502","etn","type-etn","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","etn_category-christmas","etn_tags-christmas","etn_tags-christmaseve","etn_tags-christmasinthecity","etn_tags-christmasinvalletta","etn_tags-christmaslights","etn_tags-christmasstories","etn_tags-christmastree"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Experience the Magic of Christmas in the Valletta! 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