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SUMMARY:BABC-OC 31st Christmas Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Join the BABC Orange County on Dec 12th 2025 as we celebrate 31 years of the fabulous Traditional Christmas Luncheon. You’ll enjoy a champagne reception\, bagpipes\, carol singers\, 3 course traditional lunch with Christmas Pudding and free flowing wine\, surprise performances\, toasts\, silent auction\, unbelievable grand raffle prizes. Of course\, we’ll all join in for the 12 days of Christmas and our friend Richard Blade will bring the party! Join us as we celebrate 30 years of this great tradition. \nSPECIAL GUESTS\nWe are delighted to welcome back His Majesty’s Consul General Paul Rennie OBE. Mr. Rennie is doing incredible work as he continues his tenure at the British Consulate Los Angeles. \n  \n  \nLegendary DJ Richard Blade. Congrats to Richard on receiving a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! \n\n\n  \nBUY 2025 TICKETS AND TABLES HERE\nDon’t miss these special performances!\n \nSecrets of Sound\, the not so secret up and coming all girl power pop group that consists of Ayiah\, Cayla\, Ellie and Z. This powerhouse group has just come off of their summer tour where their latest single was featured on iHeart Kiss FM! Be on the look out for their new music in the new year and make sure to follow them on all streaming platform at secretsofsound! \n \nOlive O’Connell loves the art of giving through her performances she’s been dancing\, acting and performing on stages since the age of 5 in front of hundreds of people and is excited to perform for you her Latin ballroom. \n\nJJ BARTON : Recording Artist.  JJ attends the popular music conservatory of the Orange County School of the Arts and is a member of their performance Ambassadors Program: Montage.  JJ is managed by OC Hit Productions and his first album will be released next year \n\nWatch 2024 party here\nBUY 2025 TICKETS AND TABLES HERE\nGRAND PRIZE SPONSORS\n \nTwo (2) Round-Trip\, Premium Economy Class Tickets to London on Virgin Atlantic\n         \nOur thanks to Virgin Atlantic \n________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n \nTwo (2) Round-Trip \, Coach Class Tickets on Alaska Airlines to any one destination\n         \nOur thanks to Alaska Airlines \n________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n \nAhoy!  Set sail The Virgin Way!  Voyage for two guests in a Sea Terrace Cabin for up to 7 nights!\nDelivering epic vacations at sea\, Virgin Voyages offers relaxing\, exclusively adult sailings currently departing from Miami\, Barcelona and Athens with itineraries to more than 100 awe-inspiring destinations across four continents.\n         \nOur thanks to Virgin Voyages \n________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n \nTwo (2) Round-Trip\, Coach Class Tickets on Aer Lingus from LAX to Dublin (blackout dates apply)\n         \nOur thanks to Aer Lingus \n________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n \nTwo (2) Round-Tip seats on a Maverick Helicopter from our private helport at the Queen Mary Cruise Ship Terminal to Avalon\, Catalina Island PLUS two-night hotel stay at Hotel Metropole in Avalon.\n         \nOur thanks to Maverick Helicopters & Hotel Metropole \n________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n \nDinner Cruise for 10 guests on the Premier Dinner Cruise\, including opne Premium Bar! Savor an elegant evening on the Harbor with our Newport Beach Premier Dinner Cruise. We promise delicious cocktails\, a plated dinner with chef-prepared menus\, and top-notch service. Our DJ sets the mood while you soak in the views of Newport Beach Harbor from the water. You’ll delight in awe-inspiring sights\, like Southern California’s beautiful beaches\, towering yachts\, and sprawling mansions. This is a dinner cruise experience that will be long treasured.\n     \n________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nCORPORATE TABLE SPONSORS\n     \n________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nWINE SPONSORS\n________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nLUNCHEON VENDORS\n                        \n             \n         \n  \n______________________________________________________________________________________________ \nGOODIE BAG SPONSORS\n \n       \n  \n  \n  \n________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nEVENT PHOTOGRAPHER\nJorge Aviles is an event photographer and videographer with over ten years of experience in event marketing. He knows how important it is to capture those perfect moments that truly highlight events & brand’s unique personality. With a friendly approach and a keen eye for detail\, Jorge brings events/brands to life through his lens\, creating images and videos that tell stories and make lasting impressions. \n\n\n\n  \n___________________________________________________________________________\nDecember 12th 2025 | 11:30am – 2:30pm\nHilton Costa Mesa Grand Ballroom\n________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n2024 Luncheon Highlights\nThanks to all that turned out in their finest of festive wear to the 2024 Annual Christmas Luncheon. It was a fabulous day\, made extremely special by a lot of wonderful people. We send a sincere and heartfelt thank you to all the sponsors\, supporters\, guests\, staff\, volunteers\, entertainers\, speakers\, performers and vendors that made it all possible. \nAnd Congrats to the 2024 “Brit of the Year”\, Pauline Johnson \nWatch 2024 party here \nPhoto Credit: Marissa Ruiz Photography \nPhoto Booth courtesy of: Frias Agency
URL:https://babcoc.org/babcoc-events/babc-oc-31st-christmas-luncheon/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nina Greville":MAILTO:nina@babcoc.org
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