# Event Details - **Event Name**: An Acoustic Christmas with Over the Rhine - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 04 Dec, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: 2026 Christmas Tour Thoughts One December, not long after Over the Rhine began recording and touring, we were invited to perform some seasonal songs on a public radio station. We worked up a few carols and traditional tunes. It actually felt really good and conjured up an unusual mix of feelings from childhood: innocence, loss, wonder, joy, sadness. I think we were surprised. People must have tuned into the radio broadcast, because we began receiving inquiries as to whether we had recorded any of our Christmas songs. In December of 1996 – can it really be 30 years ago? – we recorded and released our first song cycle of some of the Christmas carols that still haunted us. We included a few original tunes and called our wintry mix The Darkest Night Of The Year. Folks began snatching up copies and seemed to agree that they hadn’t heard anything quite like it. We began playing concerts around the Midwest every December and found that the rooms were usually packed full of people who had bundled in out of the cold. If you stepped outside during intermission, you could make ghosts with your breath in the crisp night air. And it was dark – oh so dark: a time of year with its own music. A decade later, in 2006, we released our first full collection of original Christmas/holiday songs called Snow Angels. What is it about Christmas music and the undeniable gravitational pull it exerts on some songwriters? So many Christmas songs have already been written. I think we remain genuinely curious about the ones that haven't yet been written. We continued to tour every December and these special year-winding-down concerts began to feel like an annual tradition – gatherings of extended musical family, without whom, we’d be homeless. We released our third holiday album of original songs, Blood Oranges In The Snow, in December of 2014. One enthusiastic fan wrote to us, I just love your new Christmas album, Blood On The Oranges. We’re dark but not that dark. On our 2026 tour, we will be leaning into some harmonies and making an intimate but hopefully holy ruckus. It won’t be all Christmas music: we’ll certainly mix in tunes from many of our records along the way. But hopefully it’s still true: hopefully, you haven’t heard anything quite like it. We hope you’ll join us, Linford Detweiler With Karin close by Nowhere Else Clinton County, Ohio - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ann-arbor/an-acoustic-christmas-with-over-the-rhine/200030603075751 - **Event Categories**: concerts, music, entertainment, holiday, live-music, christmas - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 18 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Ann Arbor - **state**: MI - **country**: United States - **location**: The Ark - Ann Arbor - **lat**: 42.27903 - **long**: -83.74902 - **full address**: The Ark - Ann Arbor, 316 S Main St,Ann Arbor,MI,United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: An Acoustic Christmas with Over the Rhine - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/ea3c393baf8e3295520e0b2bea76a25132dcf61055204819cf13c616897a0025-rimg-w1080-h1080-dcf8f8f8-gmir?v=1788234186 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is An Acoustic Christmas with Over the Rhine being held? - **A:** An Acoustic Christmas with Over the Rhine takes place on Fri, 04 Dec, 2026 at 08:00 pm to Fri, 04 Dec, 2026 at 08:00 pm at The Ark - Ann Arbor, 316 S Main St,Ann Arbor,MI,United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing An Acoustic Christmas with Over the Rhine? - **A:** An Acoustic Christmas with Over the Rhine is organized by The Ark - Ann Arbor. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at The Ark - Ann Arbor's events? - **A:** Attendees have given The Ark - Ann Arbor a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. The Ark - Ann Arbor has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** An Acoustic Christmas with Over the Rhine is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Ann Arbor, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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