During the holiday season, New York turns into a musical wonderland reminiscent of the Salzberg and Vienna of Mozart’s time. Here’s a guide to help you see, hear and feel the pulse of the greatest city in the world–our New York.[Ed.]

Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine

1047 Amsterdam Avenue (near 112th Street); Box Office: 212-662-2133; General Info: 212-316-7540

Ninth Annual St. Nicholas Celebration, Wednesday December 4 at 7:30 P.M.

Cathedral School Chanukah Service, Thursday December 5, 2 P.M.

Russian Christmas, December 7, 3 P.M.

Handel’s Messiah, December 14, 7:30 P.M.

Winter Solstice, December 19 and 20 at 7:30 P.M.; December 21 at 2 P.M. and 7 P.M.

Baroque Christmas, Christmas Day, 3 P.M. and 8 P.M.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral

460 Madison Avenue (50th & 51st St.); 212-572-3060 or 753-2261

Children’s Concert, December 8, 2:30 P.M.

Handel’s Messiah, December 10, 7:15 P.M.

Christmas Concert, December 22, 4:45 P.M.

American Society for Jewish Music at the Center for Jewish History

15 West 16th Street; 212-294-8301

Concert, December 8, 5:30 P.M.

Trinity Church/St. Paul’s Chapel

Broadway and Wall Street

At Trinity Church: The Jupiter Symphony, December 9 at 2 P.M. and 8 P.M., December 12 at 1 P.M. At St. Paul’s Chapel: Handel’s Messiah, December 15, 3 P.M.

At Trinity Church: Handel’s Messiah, December 16, 1P.M.

Marble Collegiate Church

One West 29th Street (off 5th Avenue)

Free Holiday Youth Concert on Saturday, December 14th, 2002

150 high school kids, ages 15 to 18, from six youth choirs city wide, will sing during a free holiday extravaganza.#