In much the same way as Sarah Brightman, Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé (and, latterly, Ezra Ray Hart) have become as ubiquitous as Bing and Nat once were, 20-something violinist Lindsey Stirling is staking her claim to the Christmas music market share quite convincingly.
She’s currently on her eighth holiday tour, Snow Waltz, and returning to Orlando for some caroling. Setlists combine her holiday songs with her more familiar classical violin-meets-EDM work.
The production, choreography and costumes are as involved as, say, a high-dollar production of The Nutcracker, and Stirling is completely committed to the bit. At one point she even soars above the audience, not unlike a certain sleigh…