Kennedy Center Christmas Eve Concert Canceled After Name Change

There was no merry music coming from the Kennedy Center this year. The reason? The addition of President 👤Donald Trump’s name to the organization.

The annual 🎄Christmas Eve jazz concert was canceled after the show’s host, musician 🎤Chuck Redd, heard that Trump’s name would be added to the facility, Politico reported.

The concert had been a holiday tradition for more than 20 years.

“When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and then hours later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert,” Redd told The Associated Press. Redd, a drummer and vibraphone player has been presiding over holiday “Jazz Jams” at the Kennedy Center since 2006.

Last Friday, Trump’s name was added to the building, which now reads The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.

The White House announced the president’s handpicked board approved the decision.

However, scholars claim the move violates the law. Trump suggested for months he was open to changing the center’s name.