CLASSICAL: Philharmonic regular Carl Davis brings in the festive season tonight with his Christmas With Carl Show. Join the conductor, the RLPO, the Welsh Choral Union and soprano Elin Manahan Thomas as they crack open their musical selection box, which includes Handel, Mozart and Tchaikovsky as well as Irving Berlin.Philharmonic Hall, tickets £15- £36, 0151 709 3789.
THEATRE: Fred Lawless has written the Royal Court’s first newly commissioned play, Merry Ding Dong. A combination of Scouse comedy and rock and roll panto, it centres on friends Chris and Noel, and the trials of supporting rival football teams.Royal Court until January 23, tickets £10-£30, 0870 787 1866.
EXHIBITION: Hothouse is an exhibition of jewellery by artists who have been with the Bluecoat Display Centre over the past 50 years and who have used their experience to select an emerging talent that they feel will be someone to watch over the next 50.Bluecoat Display Centre, until January 16.
