Christmas Without Tears

Hosted by Judith Owen and Harry Shearer, Christmas Without Tears is a is a reverent and irreverent antidote to the most stressful of seasons. A fifteen-year tradition that began in Shearer and Owen’s Santa Monica home, these annual gatherings have grown into a heartwarming house party around the piano that involves and entertains fellow performers and audience members alike. A guilt-free way of having fun and giving back, all proceeds go to charities, with performances from the 2015 Tour benefiting the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, My Friend’s Place, the New Orleans Musicians Clinic & Assistance Foundation and Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre. 

A throwback to simpler times, this homespun variety show is both festive romp and salve for the soul, serving as a reminder to all that Christmas is a time to be with the ones you love…and sometimes, even family!