Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents a special holiday event, PARRANDA ...

In the middle of a Puerto Rican winter’s night, a door knock awakens drowsy homeowners. The dinging of pots and pans shatters the silence, and the visitors start singing holiday songs. After the ...

No punchline needed to bring smiles to the faces of people who answer the knock of the Girl Scouts who will be strolling home-to-home in the village of Brightwaters Sunday evening on Dec. 18. Or when ...

Margaritas Vargas dances with the Grinch on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, during Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley’s first Parranda Navidena celebration in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call) Carmen Cruz, ...

In Puerto Rico, the Christmas "parranda" – in which musicians show up unannounced to play at homes – has been on the decline. A group of young people is keeping it alive in one mountain town. In ...

Puerto Rico’s “parrandas” are traditionally celebrated on the street, with people chanting Christmas carols from house to house. Since that’s not an easy thing to replicate in the cold New York winter ...

SAN JUAN, PR and MIAMI, FL and SILICON VALLEY, CA--(Marketwire - Dec 13, 2012) - A new social network dubbed "Parranda" -- the name of a popular Puerto Rican Christmas tradition -- is hoping to gather ...

Pinecrest Gardens the 2025/2026 Tropical Nights featuring Parranda Navideña, Alfredo Rodríguez record launch party and Chirino Acústico. Pinecrest Gardens proudly presents the fourth edition of ...

SAN JUAN, PR and MIAMI, FL and SILICON VALLEY, CA--(Marketwire - Dec 31, 2012) - A new online/offline community opened its virtual doors this morning with an invitation to all Puerto Ricans to help ...

In Puerto Rico, a beloved holiday tradition is the parranda. During the Christmas season, a group of your friends and family can show up at your front door at any time for an impromptu musical party.