| IF YOU GO |
| Suzy Bogguss’ Christmas Show |
| Where: The Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria |
| When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday |
| Info: $29.50; ticketmaster.com |
Attend a Suzy Bogguss concert and you’re bound to feel like you’re curled up in a comfy chair chatting with a good friend — although this one just happens to be internationally acclaimed as a singer and songwriter. In this age when many singers and songwriters turn their shows into multimedia extravaganzas with music as an afterthought, Suzy’s shows are filled with her hits — that won her top awards from both the Academy of Country Music and County Music Association — and some holiday favorites, too. But what really makes Suzy’s shows shine is her onstage banter in which she shares stories about her background, her current life and her music.
“We have done over 100 shows this year and have been doing a couple of [folk songs she will release on an April album],” said Bogguss. “Now with this holiday show, we’re doing some favorites like ‘Shenandoah’ – everyone loves that one. … We also do a version of ‘Mr. Grinch’ that is a blast. It’s sort of silly and theatrical and fun.”
