14 ticketed events to check out in Atlanta this weekend

You have gifts to buy, loved ones to see, and many, many opportunities for fun this weekend. Here's a sampling of what's happening.

🎸Friday: Gentleman Jesse at The Earl ($17).

• The Most Wonderful Time of the Year at Village Theatre ($15).
• Chelsea Handler at the Coca-Cola Roxy ($49+).
• Gimme Gimme Disco: A Dance Party Inspired by ABBA at The Masquerade ($17).

🎄Saturday: Holiday tours of the Fox Theatre ($25).

• Atlanta R&B Holiday Jam at State Farm Arena ($250+).
• Yacht Rock Revue: Holiday Spectular at the Coca-Cola Roxy ($37+).
• Mighty Shorts Double Feature: Holiday Edition at Village Theatre ($15).

🎤 Sunday: Tenth Annual Holiday Hootenanny with Randall Bramblett, Jim Lauderdale and more at the Variety Playhouse ($35-$45).

• Polo G at the Coca-Cola Roxy ($45+).

🎻All weekend/dates vary: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at The Tabernacle ($49+).

• An Actor's Carol at Underground Atlanta ($20).
• Handel's Messiah at the Atlanta Symphony ($44+).
• Christmas lights galore in Atlanta and throughout the state.