A Christmas Carol. Alliance Theatre. A musical performance of the classic story. Through Dec. 27. Visit allianacetheatre.org for show times. 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta. 404-733-5000. Tickets $14-75.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Center for Puppetry Arts. Rudolph is back with this faithful adaptation of the holiday story. Through Dec. 27. Show times vary. 1404 Spring St. NW,  Atlanta. 404-873-3391. Ages 2 and older, $20.50-24.50. Elf. The Fox Theatre. Enjoy a Broadway musical of the hilarious tale of Buddy, an orphan who mistakenly believes he’s really one of Santa’s elves. Dec. 2-6. Thurs., 7:30 p.m.; Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun., 6:30 p.m. 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 855-285-8499. $40-100.
Twas the Night before Christmas. Aurora Children’s Playhouse. Piccadilly Puppets kicks off the parade of holiday puppets with the classic ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, from the point of view of a mouse that was actually there and saw what really happened on that very special night. Dec. 5. 10 and 11:30 a.m. 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville. 678-226-6222. $7.
Madeline’s Christmas. Horizon Theatre Company. A musical holiday adventure with Madeline and friends. Dec. 5-31. For show times, see horizontheatre.com. 1083 Austin Ave., Atlanta. 404-584-7450. Adults, $15; ages 18 and younger, $12.
A Christmas Carol. City Center Auditorium. The tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s Christmas journey. Dec. 11-13 and 18-24., Fri.-Sat., 7:30 p.m. and Sun., 2 p.m.  834 Main St., Woodstock. 678-494-4251. $11-12.
Santa’s Missing Mail. Aurora Children’s Playhouse. Two bad guys are out to stop Christmas by stealing Santa Claus’ mail. Dec. 12. 10 and 11:30 a.m. 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville. 678-226-6222. $7.
Celtic Christmas. Rialto Center for the Arts. Celebrate the solstice season with a host of fiddlers, harpers, pipers, singers, dancers and poets from the Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Appalachian traditions. Dec. 19. 8 p.m. and Dec. 20. 3 p.m. 80 Forsyth St. NW, Atlanta. 404-413-9849. $28-68.
The Nativity Ballet. The Grand Theatre. The Step of Faith Dance Company performs the Christmas story through dance. Dec. 19. 2 and 7 p.m.; Dec. 20. 3 p.m. 7 N. Wall St., Cartersville. 770-386-7343. Adults, $15; ages 18 and younger, $12.