Road trip: Christmas with Lil Wayne and Aaron Neville

Symphonic holiday hard-rockers Trans-Siberian Orchestra performs twice Wednesday in Jackson at the Mississippi Coliseum and Thursday night in New Orleans at the New Orleans Arena. Tickets start at $20.75 via ticketmaster.com. R&B crooner Aaron Neville will perform a special Christmas show Sunday at New Orleans’ House of Blues. Tickets $33.50 via hob.com. 8 p.m. 18 and up. For those who like their Christmas spirit a little gangster, take a trip to Houston on Thursday night and check out Lil Wayne, T-Pain and many others hit the stage for the I Am Music tour. Tickets start at $39.75 via houstontoyotacenter.com. 7 p.m.