What to do in Atlanta: Music | Dec. 9-16

Ed Roland has enlisted members of Collective Soul and the Sweet Tea Project to play at his holiday shows. MELISSA RUGGIERI / MRUGGIERI@AJC.COM

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Ed Roland has enlisted members of Collective Soul and the Sweet Tea Project to play at his holiday shows. MELISSA RUGGIERI / MRUGGIERI@AJC.COM

Collective Soul's Ed Roland plays his annual run of shows at Eddie's Attic. Check out this year's list of guests and beneficiaries here.

John Scofield and Jon Cleary. 8 p.m. Dec. 9. $30-$35. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.

Morgan James. 8 p.m. Dec. 9. $18-$20. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.

Vienna Boys' Choir. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9. $19-50-$59.50. Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta.www.atlantasymphony.org.

Vintage Nation with Ash and Jordan Linton. 8 p.m. Dec. 10. $10 (or an unwrapped toy). Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.

"A Skylark Christmas." The Skylark Vocal Ensemble, a chamber choir composed of singers from Atlanta and Boston, will present an intimate arrangement of carols, secular and sacred songs at three churches. 8 p.m. Dec. 11 at Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church (805 Mount Vernon Highway, Atlanta), free. Dec. 12 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church (2855 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta), $30. Dec. 13 at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (731 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta), free. www.skylarkensemble.org.

Dawes. 9 p.m. Dec. 11. $25-$28. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.

Atlanta Rhythm Section. 7 and 9:30 p.m. Dec. 11. $40-$45. Eddie's Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. eddiesattic.com.

Eric Dodd with Moriah Domby and Paul Pelt. Dec. 11. $10 in advance / $50 VIP Tables. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

OurSong: "A (Non)Traditional Holiday Concert." 8 p.m. Dec. 11-12. $30; $25 in advance. First Baptist Church of Decatur, 308 Clairemont Ave., Decatur. www.oursongatlanta.org.

Christmas concert with Theresa Hightower. 8 p.m. Dec. 11-12. $10-$25. Art Station, 5384 Manor Drive, Stone Mountain. www.artstation.org.

"Libby's at the Express: Ho, Ho, Home for the Holidays and A Connie Sue Day Christmas." Dec. 11-20. $43.20. Actor's Express, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.actorsexpress.com.

Cherokee Chorale. Conducted by Wes Stoner and accompanied by members of the ASO, the chorale will feature Christmas favorites by Parker, Shaw, Rutter and others. 5 p.m. Dec. 12; 3 p.m. Dec. 13. $12; $6 students. Canton First United Methodist Church, 930 Lower Scott Mill Road, Canton. www.cherokeechorale.org.

The Fanny Pack with Conrad Bromberek. Dec. 12. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

William Bell. 8:30 p.m. Dec. 12. $20; $17 in advance. The Earl, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. 404-522-3950,badearl.com.

Will Kimbrough. Dec. 12. $17.50 in advance / $100 VIP Tables. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Just Voices Christmas Concert. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12. $10; $5 students. Virginia Highland Church, 743 Virginia Ave. N.E., Atlanta. Also, 4 p.m. Dec. 13 at  Holy Trinity Parish, 515 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur.  www.justvoices.org.

Kingsized Holiday Jubilee & Toy Drive (Bring unwrapped toy). 8 p.m. Dec. 12. $28.50. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.

Runaway Gin. Dec. 12. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Sunny Ledfurd with Cleve Willis & Nigel Dupree. Dec. 12. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Christmas with the Atlanta Master Chorale. 8 p.m. Dec. 12; 4 p.m. Dec. 13. $25-$30. Emory University's Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta.www.atlantamasterchorale.org.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: "Christmas with the ASO." Chorus director Norman Mackenzie leads a varied program of holiday music, some presented individually by each ensemble, capped by performances by the entire collective. 2 and 8 p.m. Dec. 12; 3 p.m. Dec. 13. $20-$70. Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.

Celtic Christmas with Lynn Swanson Festival Singers and Ah Surely Celtic Band. 7 p.m. Dec. 12. $5-$40. St. Benedict's Episcopal Church, 2160 Cooper Lake Road, Smyrna. Also, 3 p.m. Dec. 13. St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, 1790 LaVista Road N.E., Atlanta. festivalsingers.org.

Ralph Stanley. 1 and 7 p.m. Dec. 13. $40-$46. Eddie's Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. eddiesattic.com.

Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony Winter Concert. 4 p.m. Dec. 13. Free. Lassiter Concert Hall, 2601 Shallowford Road, Marietta. www.ayws.org.

Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta. The program for the ensemble's annual holiday concert offers Santa's favorite classical tunes. 4 p.m. Dec. 13. Free. Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, 571 S. Kilgo Circle N.E., Atlanta. arts.emory.edu.

Luis Miguel. 9 p.m. Dec. 13. $55-$255. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.infiniteenergycenter.com.

Michael McDonald. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14. $29.50-$125.50. Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.

Star 94 Jingle Jam, featuring Needtobreathe, Pentatonix and Andy Grammer. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14. $44.20-$97.25. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. foxtheatre.org.

San Fermin. 8 p.m. Dec. 14. $14. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. 404-522-3950. www.badearl.com.

Ed Roland. 8 p.m. Dec. 14-16. $25-$32. Eddie's Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. eddiesattic.com.

Matisyahu. 8 p.m. Dec. 15. $39.50. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.

August Burns Red with Every Time I Die, Stick to Your Guns, Polyphia and Wage War. 6:30 p.m. Dec. 15. $22.50-$25. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.

The Weeknd. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15. $39.50-$89.50. Philips Arena, 1 Philips Drive, Atlanta. www.philipsarena.com.

Christmas with Choral Guild of Atlanta. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15. $5-$15. Northside Drive Baptist Church, 3100 Northside Drive, Atlanta. www.cgatl.org.

Jeffrey Bützer And T.T. Mahony Perform Vince Guaraldi's "Charlie Brown Christmas." 8 p.m. Dec. 15. Earl Smith Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square, Marietta.770-293-0080,earlsmithstrand.org.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve." 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16. $3-$74.50. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.infiniteenergycenter.com.