who composed the nutcracker suite for the christmas themed ballet the nutcracker
The Nutcracker Although the original production was not a success, the 20-minute suite that Tchaikovsky extracted from the ballet was. However, the complete Nutcracker has enjoyed enormous popularity since the late 1960s and is now performed by countless ballet companies, primarily during the Christmas season, especially in North America.[2] Major American ballet companies generate around 40% of their annual ticket revenues from performances of The Nutcracker.[3][4]