Central Indiana has the right mix of warm and fuzzy to snap you into the holiday spirit in mere seconds.

Are your ears aching to hear traditional tunes? Multiple ensembles have been rehearsing for weeks for just such performances. Are you seeking a modern twist on a classic tale? Theater and dance artists have spent months carving fresh angles from well-known stories like "A Christmas Carol." Or do you want to interrupt the monotonous, cold darkness? Millions of twinkling lights of all colors await across multiple locations.

Here's your guide to more than 45 concerts, plays, musicals, "Nutcrackers," hands-on activities — and even a whodunit you can solve.

Holiday events in Indianapolis

Festival of Trees

Through Jan. 3. Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio St. $20 adults, $19 ages 60 an

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