Tom Jackson
The Huron Carole
2025 LIVE SHOWS
November 30, 2025
4pm
St. John’s Anglican Church, Lunenburg, NS
The Huron Carole founder Tom Jackson performs alongside award-winning producer, vocalist, guitarist Tom McKillip. Known for their magical harmonies and combination Dad jokes, you’ll think you’re hanging with the guys in their living room. They welcome special guest Andrea Menard,16-time music award winner, and treasured star (Edna Cranebear) in CTV’s Sullivan’s Crossing.
Other guests include Sylvie Proulx, acclaimed virtuoso guitarist; Dean Brinton, pianist and Nova Scotia cultural leader; Barbara Butler, organist and Nova Scotia arts champion; vocalist Diana Carey; emerging singers Claude Fulton and Clement Fulton; Ian McKinnon, master of the Highland bagpipes and bodhrán; Tobias Beale, on tin whistle and flute.
December 19, 2025
7pm
Arts & Culture Centre, St. John’s, NL
Local favourites include Inuk classical singer Deantha Edmunds; musicians Bill Brennan, Josh Ward, and Jacob Slous under the musical direction of Tom McKillip. Country supergroup The Girls – Lisa Brokop, Patricia Conroy, Beverley Mahood – will dazzle with 3 decades of hits and join Tom Jackson on a few Huron Carole standards.
Proceeds from these shows will aid the Canadian Red Cross in its efforts to relieve human suffering wherever it may be found. Tom is a treasured ambassador and Member of the Order of the Red Cross.
Bonus Shows:
The Carol(e)
LSPU Hall, St. John’s, NL
December 17 & 18, 2025
7pm
For decades, Aiden Flynn and Tom Jackson have been bringing their “Carol(e)’s” to audiences over the holiday season. Aiden Flynn’s Penning The Carol, a one-hander version of Dickens’ The Christmas Carol, has delighted audiences in support of the LSPU Hall. Aiden and Tom will bring the characters, stories, and songs of both for their version of “The Carol(e)”.
Proceeds support The Hall and PAL Canada in St. John’s, a national organization dedicated to supporting senior artists. This family friendly show will be a new spin on the previous appealing to dedicated Carol(e) fans and newcomers alike.
Global Heroes
Tom Jackson: Creating Change Through Music and Community
A man of many talents, Tom Jackson has spent his life crafting a remarkable legacy as an actor, musician, producer, and activist. Known for his roles in Sullivan’s Crossing and North of 60 and his discography of folk-pop, Jackson’s career has spanned decades and touched the lives of countless individuals. But his path was far from easy—his struggles in his young adult life played a large part in creating the foundation for giving.
Read more about Tom in this Global Heroes article.
“The darkest time of my life led me to the light. Every day since has been defined by saving lives.”
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The Huron Carole History
After an auspicious start in Toronto in 1987 with a performance at the Silver Dollar, hundreds of musicians have graced The Huron Carole stage since that time.
Touring artists: Valdy, Gary Fjellgaard, Melanie Doane, Charlie Major, Shannon Gaye, Patricia Conroy, Duane Steele, Prescott Brown, Beverley Mahood, Michael Burgess, Farmer’s Daughter, Lisa Brokop, Thomas Wade, VIP, Tara Lyn Hart, Amanda Stott, Susan Aglukark, Diane Chase, Good Brothers, Ennis Sisters, McMaster & James, The Nylons, Michelle Wright, Brad Johner, Aaron Pritchett, Madison Violet, Lunch at Allen’s, Andrea Menard, Pear, One More Girl, George Canyon, Don Amero, Kristian Alexandrov
Guest artists: Loreena McKennitt, Measha-Brueggergosman-Lee, Piqsiq, Chantal Kreviazuk, Barney Bentall, Jackie Richardson, Joel Feeney, Moxy Fruvous, George Fox, Barra McNeil’s, Prairie Oyster, Connie Kaldor, Joan Kennedy, Steve Bell, Jason McCoy, Jamie Warren, Jim Byrnes, The Earthtones, Rick Tippe, Jack Semple, Natalie MacMaster, Rankin Sisters, Molly Johnson, Mood Jga Jga, Rick Neufeld, Jann Arden, James Keelaghan, Bramwell Tovey, Graham Shaw, Lorraine Segato, Amy Sky, Bruce Guthro, Colin James
Hosts: Graham Greene, Peter Gzowski, Vicki Gabereau, Cynthia Dale, August Schellenberg, Al Simmons, North of 60 Stars, Regional CBC Radio & TV personalities, Dini Petty
Variations of The Huron Carole – and the run of “Singing for Supper” – have toured across Canada playing major venues, church basements and community halls. Maybe you saw the show at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall in 1996? Or you lined up at Calgary’s Convention Centre counting down to when the gates would roll up? Or maybe you kept your feet warm and spirits high waiting outside of St. Ignatius Church in Winnipeg? Or were you asked to come back the next night in St. John’s when the tour’s flight couldn’t land?
Are you a SWAG collector? Starting with this sweatshirt created for the 1988 show in Winnipeg, we’ve produced 10 albums, lapel pins, vests, toques, mitts, T-shirts, scarves, bags, books, headbands and masks.
1988 Huron Carole sweatshirt
Between 1994 and 2004 The Huron Carole was broadcast on television starting with its debut on CBC’s Country Beat and continuing as a major Christmas special airing on CBC, CMT and APTN.
The 2003 Huron Carole all cast rehearses.
Christmas & Winter Relief Association
- Non-profit association founded in 1988 by Tom Jackson with a mandate to support organizations doing hands-on work with the homeless and hungry in Canada.
- Has generated over $250M in combined cash/in-kind value for food banks and disaster relief
- Projects include: The Huron Carole Benefit Concert Series (1988-2004 and 2012-current); Red River Relief (1997); The Holiday Train (1999-2004); The Vigil (2001); Beef Relief (2003); Say Hay TV Special (2003); Singing for Supper (2004-2010); Hullelujah (2005-2009 and 2018-2020); Swinging for Supper (2006-2010); Rise Again (2009); Home Sweet Hope (2009-2020); ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (2011); Slave Lake Benefit Concert (2011); Making Spirits Bright (2012); Halo High Water (2013)
Archived Huron Carole Press Releases
Please visit our News page for articles and press releases.
Virtual Tour Dates/Locations/Links to buy tickets at huroncarole.ca
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