Holiday Music Singalong and History (IN PERSON)

Tuesday, December 8, 2026 · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Children's Activity Room — 94 State St., Newburyport, MA

Join the Newburyport Public Library for a night of holiday music and history with David Polanksy. David Polansky has written award winning songs for Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa and, as a result of being a musician for so many years, his repertoire of standards is enormous. (e.g. Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bell Rock, Let It Snow, Oh, Holy Night, White Christmas, Hannukah Tarantella, I’ve Got My Love to Keep me Warm, Up on a Housetop, and any one of scores of carols and Hannukah songs.) He’s happy to take requests and invites the audience to sing along!

About the Presenter

David Polansky

is a multi-talented musician, songwriter, and consummate entertainer who uses his trumpet, piano, vocals, and an encyclopedic repertoire of standards and original compositions to “Wow” his lucky listeners. Aside from displays of fine musicianship, his programs are warm, informative, and humorous. David has worked with such legends as Arthur Fiedler, Ray Bolger, Sandler and Young, Phyllis Diller, and The Platters, composed and arranged music for the Tommy Dorsey Band, Amherst Ballet Theatre Company, Pearl Bailey, Springfield Symphony and many more.