It's Christmas in July at the Hawaii State Ballet, which is offering discounted tickets to the company's December "Nutcracker" production.

The holiday special, now through Aug. 16, coincides with Hawaii State Ballet's 25th anniversary. Tickets for "Nutcracker" will be $15 if purchased online at www.hawaiistateballet.com/tickets or by calling the box office at 550-8457. To qualify for the discount, the special promotion code of "summer" must be used.

"Nutcracker," directed by John Landovsky, will be staged Dec. 12, 13,14, 19, 20, and 21 at Mamiya Theatre at Saint Louis School. Curtain time is 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, with a special 6 p.m. curtain on Dec. 14.