Stereogum — Don’t you love Christmas music? I’m Jewish so mostly it makes me feel like I’m in a mall. But don’t you love malls? I’ve been trying to get my daughter to listen to The Nutcracker, and that’s been pretty easy because she’s only three an... more info

Time — If you’re approaching a night at the ballet with a sense of dread or ennui, here are eight ways to know your Nutcracker and make the evening more entertaining. more info

Perez Hilton — Former Playmate Holly Madison joined the ballet! Madison is playing a part in Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker in Las Vegas. The Vegas production was performed at the Paris Theatre. Check out the pictures as Holly joins The Nutcracker. [Image via WENN.] more info

Guardian Music — Sadler's Wells, LondonThe Nutcracker was choreographed by Lev Ivanov in 1892 for the Imperial Russian Ballet, with a score by Tchaikovsky. The piece was not well received; the story of an adolescent girl transported from a Christmas party into a drea... more info

Guardian Music — Those who dismiss the composer's Christmas favourite as a throwaway should consider the sad events behind its creationPyotr Tchaikovsky wrote music for the soul. Yet The Nutcracker – the balletic equivalent of a Terry's Chocolate Orange – has see... more info

Detroit Free Press — Moscow Ballet, "Great Russian Nutcracker," at Fox Theatre Raul Malo Christmas Show at the Ark "Cirque Dreams Holidaze" opens at Fox Theatre. Through Dec. 18. The Scintas at Andiamo Celebrity Showroom. Through Dec. 17. more info

Guardian Music — Coliseum, LondonThe Christmas lights are on. And that's a cue for all the ballet companies in the world to bring out their Nutcrackers – sure in the knowledge that the tinsel and Tchaikovsky will draw in the punters. Yet, essential though Nutcracke... more info

Perez Hilton — David Halberg became the first American to join the Bolshoi ballet. The dancer returned to the States for The Colbert Report and the zany host grilled him on his "defection." Afterwards, Halberg performed a selection for Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker.... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — The featured guest on last night's Colbert Report was David Hallberg, the first American to join the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet. In addition to giving him a bit of a razzing during the interview, Colbert gave him a run for his money on the dance floo... more info

Perez Hilton — We guess they're ignoring the disastrous Nathan Lane one made a few years back! Smart move! That mess is best left forgotten in time! Adam Shankman has been hired by New Line Cinemas to direct an adaptation of the classic Christmas story, The Nutcra... more info