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Broadway’s Michael Maliakel and "Downton Abbey’s" Lesley Nicol joined The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square as the featured guest artists for the 2023 Christmas concerts at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. Photo taken on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.2024 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.This story appears here courtesy of TheChurchNews.com. It is not for use by other media.
By Christine Rappleye, Church News
The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square’s 2023 Christmas concert — “Joy: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir” — is being streamed and broadcast on PBS and BYUtv for the 2024 Christmas season.
The 2023 concert featured Michael Maliakel, an Indian American actor and singer who was in the title role in Disney’s “Aladdin” on Broadway, and British actor Lesley Nicol, known for her portrayal of Mrs. Patmore in “Downton Abbey,” with the choir and orchestra for the musical celebration of the Savior’s birth. Nicol also narrated an experience from “Les Miserables” author Victor Hugo’s life.
On PBS, it was available for streaming beginning Wednesday, November 27, on PBS.org, the PBS app and the PBS YouTube channel.
PBS Viewing Times
All dates and times are for PBS Utah. Check PBS.org or local listings as dates and times may change.
- Tuesday, December 17, at 7 p.m. MST — television premiere.
- Tuesday, December 24 at 8:30 p.m. MST.
- Wednesday, December 25, at 4:30 p.m.and 11 p.m. MST.
- Thursday, December 26, at 2:30 a.m. MST.
- Saturday, December 28, at 2:30 a.m. MST.
Also, “20 Years of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir” with Brian Stokes Mitchell will air on Monday, December 23, at 8 p.m. MST.
See also pbs.org/show/christmas-tabernacle-choir for broadcast information.
BYUtv Viewing Times
“Joy” will also run on BYUtv leading up to December. All times are Mountain Standard Time. Check listings to verify times.
- Thursday, December 19, 7 p.m.
- Saturday, December 21, 8:05 p.m.
- Sunday, December 22, 6:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, December 24, 8:01 p.m.
- Wednesday, December 25, 11 a.m.
Check BYUtv.org and the BYUtv app after the initial airing for streaming availability.
Other past episodes, including the 2022 concert “Season of Light” with singer Lea Salonga and actor Sir David Suchet, the 2021 concert “O Holy Night” featuring Broadway star Megan Hilty and actor Neal McDonough, and 2020’s “20 Years of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir” are available for streaming on BYUtv.
Christmas Music
The choir has also released CD and DVD versions of the 2023 concert, along with a book featuring Hugo’s story.
See the Tabernacle Choir’s Christmas playlist on its YouTube channel for more than 40 songs from past Christmas concerts.
For more information, visit TheTabernacleChoir.org.
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