What's on in the South this week.

SANTA Claus is coming to town - along with a whole cast of professional singers and dancers from Broadway.

Broadway's Spirit of Christmas promises to delight the whole family at Portsmouth Guildhall from Monday, December 20 to December 28.

The show is packed full of sumptuous costumes, enchanting scenery and all your favourite Christmas songs.

Spirit of Christmas treats all good boys and girls to a glittering show of Broadway's finest.

Tickets: from £14. Box office: 023 9282 4355.

SING along with the Southampton Philharmonic Choir as they perform carols and Christmas music at Turner Sims Concert Hall on Saturday, December 18.

The concert will also feature Paul Spanton on organ and piano, Helen Smith on flute and the Cecilia String Quartet.

Tickets: £7. Box office: 023 8059 5151.

SEVENTIES revival band Phat Funk will hit Forest Arts Centre, New Milton, Friday, December 17 with their rhythm stick.

Boogie the night away to tunes such as Disco Inferno, Play That Funky Music and Sex Machine and to keep you in the groove there will even be a 70s style finger buffet.

Tickets: £9. Box office: 01425 619983.

METAL band Atreyu will play Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms on Sunday, December 19 after their huge success on the US Ozzfest Tour.

Canadian rockers The Black Maria will support with extracts from their debut album Lead Us To Reason.

Box office: 023 9286 3911.

GOLDEN hits from the 50s, 60s and 70s will be performed with a generous helping of laughs along the way in the That'll Be The Day show at City Hall, Salisbury, on Wednesday, December 22.

Tickets: from £15.50. Box office: 01722 327676.

ROCKERS' Bluehorses invite you to their annual Christmas Bash at the Railway Inn, Winchester, Saturday, December 18.

The theme of the party is Alice Goes Goth in Wonderland so let your imaginations go wild.

The Wales-based band will play tracks from their new CD EP Skyclad.

Box office: 01962 867795/878812.