Achter de schermen bij het MAX Kerstconcert

What is the “MAX Kerstconcert” in the Netherlands?

The MAX Kerstconcert is an annual prime-time Christmas concert produced by Omroep MAX, the Dutch public broadcaster aimed at over-fifties audiences. Aired on NPO 1 in the days before Christmas, the concert pairs Dutch and Flemish pop, opera, gospel, and traditional carols. Headliners over the years have included Marco Borsato, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Wende Snijders, the Metropole Orkest, and Ruth Jacott. For Dutch grandparents, the MAX Kerstconcert is the seasonal benchmark, the way Songs of Praise anchors a British Christmas Eve.

In this clip, the host opens “Welkom bij het MAX-Kerstconcert” and walks through Studio 21: “Ik sta hier in studio 21. Deze studio was gisteren nog helemaal kaal.”