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Christmas in Amsterdam.
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| This weekend the whole Catholic and Protestant world is celebrating the holiday of Christmas. In Amsterdam every year Museumplein is turned into a Christmas Square, where a market and craft-making displays are held on. There is also an ice rink, which is open up to the evening. Some churches in Amsterdam are offering seasonal concerts, both on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Sint Nicolaaskerk offers free services featuring Gregorian music. The concerts are at 21:00 on 24 December, and 10:30 on 25 and 26 December. Museum Amstelkring, a church located on the top two stories of a canal house in the heart of the Red Light District offers Christmas Eve masses at 20:00 and 22:00. The Pathe Tuschinski is one of the few cinemas open on Christmas Day. This day you can see The Wizard of Oz at 10:30, and several other films during the day. In the Concertgebouw special classical Christmas concerts are given, on 24, 25 and 26 December |
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