"Navidad 99" is the celebration of Christmas organized by the Ayuntamiento de Santo Domingo (city municipality), Secretaría de Turismo (ministry of tourism), Comisión de Monumentos (historic monuments commission), Oficina de Patrimonio Cultural (office of cultural heritage), and the Patronato de la Ciudad Colonial (board of the colonial city). Activities start today, Wednesday, 1 December and continue all month long. Most of the events take place at the Parque Colón (Isabel la Católica corner Conde), the Patronato de la Ciudad Colonial-Palacio Borgellá (Isabel la Católica 103) or the Palacio Consistorial (Arz. Meriño corner Conde), Cathedral of Santo Domingo (Arz. Meriño corner Arz. Nouel), Capilla de los Remedios (Calle Las Damas corner Mercedes). Today’s schedule of events is: Wednesday, 22 December 6 pm. Christmas Sunsets. Concert by the Biblico Cristiano Choir. Directed by Eglass Francisco. Parque Colón. 8 pm. Anahay in Concert sponsored by the Municipality of Santo Domingo. Parque Colón. Thursday, 23 December 4 pm. Christmas caroling along streets of the Colonial City by students of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo. Directed by Juan Radhamés Cruz, and sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism. 6 pm. Christmas Sunsets. Concert of the Music Band of the Santo Domingo Firemen. Parque Colón. 8 pm. Anibal de Peña in Concert, sponsored by the Municipality of Santo Domingo. Parque Colón. 10 pm. Christmas Fogata at the Plaza de San Antón (Restauración corner Hostos), sponsored by the San Antón Neighborhood. Friday, 24 December Christmas Eve. 11 pm. Christmas Eve Mass. Santo Domingo Cathedral. Saturday, 25 December Christmas Day. 4 pm. Mass opening the Jubilee Year, ending with the Nativity Concert. Performed by the Choir of the Cathedral. Directed by Prof. José Delmonte. Santo Domingo Cathedral. Sunday, 26 December 12 noon. Mass. Cathedral of Santo Domingo. 4 pm. Christmas caroling along streets of the Colonial City by students of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo. Directed by Juan Radhamés Cruz, and sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism. 5:30 pm. Puppet show: "The Spirit of Christmas and the Wolf-Donkey-Dragon" by the Teatro Papalote. Parque Colón. 8 pm. Sonia Silvestre in Concert, accompanied by Maestro Tito Delgado. Parque Colón.
