The American Pops Orchestra is joined by some of your favorite queens on December 19 at 9 PM for "Drag Out the Holly: A Holiday Drag Extravaganza". A concert broadcast filmed live at Meridian International Center, Drag Out the Holly features performances by RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Alexis Michelle, Jujubee, and Peppermint, as well as NYC queen Lagoona Bloo. The four queens are joined by singer-songwriter Bright Light Bright Light and Pennsylvania Representative Brian Sims to perform their own spin on holiday classics with The American Pops Orchestra.

Tune in for an evening hosted by Luke Frazier, APO's Music Director and Founder, featuring classic holiday songs from "Santa Baby" to "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". Drag Out the Holly" will be broadcast free of charge and we appreciate your contributions that allow us to continue creating content and shows like "Drag Out the Holly".

The American Pops Orchestra is excited to partner with Actors Fund, the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, PFLAG, SMYAL, the Henderson Equality Center, Rose Haven, Side by Side, Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, the Queensborough Performing Arts Center, the American Conservatory Theater, Out in the Open, OutFront Minnesota, About Face Theatre, Compass Community Center, OutNebraska, TransPonder, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists, Dreams of Hope Foundation, One Colorado, Modern Military, Atlanta Pride, Pride Center of Vermont, Us Helping Us People Into Living, Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective, Gays Against Guns NY, GRIOT Circle, the Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus, New Wave Singers, Colours Organization, New Mexico Gay Men's Chorus, Gays with Kids, LGBT Center of SE Wisconsin, the National Philharmonic, New Mexcio Gay Men's Chorus, and MetroWeekly for this show!

APO is partnering with LGBTQ+ organizations and other nonprofits across the country not only to enjoy an evening of holiday cheer, but to use this performance as an opportunity to raise awareness of the organizations working for equality in the United States. Although this broadcast can be viewed free of charge, donations are encouraged to support APO and their partner organizations. Each partnering organization has been given a unique donation code that individuals can use to allocate 50% of their donation to that group.

"Drag Out the Holly" was filmed live in Washington, DC, at Meridian International Center following strict COVID protocols to protect APO's musicians and artists health and safety. This production was filmed outdoors in front of a small, live audience.

If you would like to make a donation and support one of APO's broadcast partners, select one of the following donation codes at the end of your order form to allocate 50% of your donation to that partner!

Donation codes (and the organization it supports):

• KRAVIS (Kravis Center for the Performing Arts)
• PFLAG (PFLAG)
• SMYAL (SMYAL)
• NATPHIL (National Philharmonic)
• HENDERSONEQUALITY (Henderson Equality Center)
• ROSEHAVEN (Rose Haven)
• SIDEBYSIDE (Side by Side)
• GMCW (Gay Men's Chorus of Washington)
• QPAC (Queensborough Performing Arts Center)
• ACT (American Conservatory Theater)
• OUTINTHEOPEN (Out in the Open)
• OUTFRONT (OutFront Minnesota)
• APO (The American Pops Orchestra)
• ABOUTFACE (About Face Theatre)
• COMPASS (Compass Community Center)
• DQSHNE (OutNebraska - Drag Queen Story Hour Nebraska)
• TRANSPONDER (TransPonder)
• NLGJA (NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists)
• DREAMSOFHOPE (Dreams of Hope Foundation)
• ONECOLORADO (One Colorado)
• MODERNMILITARY (Modern Military)
• ATLANTAPRIDE (Atlanta Pride)
• COLOURS (Colours Organization)
• PCVT (Pride Center of Vermont)
• USHELPINGUS (Us Helping Us People Into Living)
• HGLHG (The Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective)
• LGBTCENTER (LGBT Center of SE Wisconsin)
• SGMC (Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus)
• GRIOT (Griot Circle)
• NEWWAVE (New Wave Singers)
• NMGMC (New Mexico Gay Men's Chorus)
• MW2020 (MetroWeekly, to support discounted advertising for APO)
• GAG (Gays Against Guns)
• GAYSWITHKIDS (Gays with Kids)

All donations made using the code “GAYSWITHKIDS” will contribute 50% of the gift to support the creation of The American Pops Orchestra's Musical Kids Kits. These music activity packs are created by APO and distributed via food pantries and diaper banks to share musical resources with underserved children.