Since 1964 the Commission has produced a Holiday Celebration in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Music Center on December 24th. The program honors the spirit of many cultures and holiday traditions through music, song and dance.

Community and professional choirs, music ensembles, folk and traditional artists, and dance companies perform for an audience in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion while the program is broadcast live throughout Southern and Central California on KCET.

Since 2002 the Commission has produced a one-hour television special of selected Holiday Celebration performances for national broadcast by PBS.