CHRISTMAS IN JULY: “ELF The Musical” is among the offerings of State Theatre New Jersey’s upcoming season of holiday shows. Special sales are underway at the New Brunswick theater and at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre through July 31. (Photo by Matt Crockett)

McCarter Theatre and State Theatre New Jersey are holding special Christmas in July sales through July 31.

The McCarter sale is for tickets to the December 9 and 10 performances of A Christmas Carol, which will star Cameron Knight as Ebenezer Scrooge. The limit is four tickets per transaction. Use code JULY26 to save 10 percent at Mccarter.org. McCarter is at 91 University Place.

At the State Theatre, located at 15 Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick, tickets for just-added holiday shows are 20 percent off with promo code MERRY20. Visit Stnj.org/Christmas.

Shows include A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage on November 29; Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis on December 6; Engelbert Humperdinck: A Winter World of Love on December 9; ELF The Musical on November 14 and 16; Cirque Dreams Holidaze on December 12-13; The Nutcracker with American Repertory Ballet on December 19-21; and a New Year’s Eve tradition at State Theatre, Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert on December 31. Sarah Brightman: A Winter Symphony on November 30 will also be part of the sale.