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American singer and actor Megan Hilty joins The Tabernacle Choir on Temple Square as a special guest for the 2022 Christmas concert at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Thursday, December 17, 2021.2021 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
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By Christine Rappleye, Church News
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square’s Christmas concert has been broadcast on PBS since the 2003 concert was shown in 2004.
The 2021 Christmas Celtic-themed concert, “O Holy Night: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir” with Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor Megan Hilty and film and television actor Neal McDonough will be broadcast on PBS starting on Tuesday, December 13, at 6 p.m. MST (8 p.m. EST) and on BYUtv on Sunday, December 18, at 6 p.m. MST (8 p.m. EST). More times are listed below. It will be available to stream on each channel’s streaming platform after the initial airings and is also available on DVD. See the listings on the Tabernacle Choir’s website and below.
A gift to the community, the concert features the 360-voice Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, the 85 Orchestra at Temple Square instrumentalists, and the 32-person Bells at Temple Square ensemble. Gabriel’s Trumpets and dancers have also participated in the performances. See thetabernaclechoir.org/christmas for more on music, videos, playlists and more from past Christmas concerts.
PBS viewing times:
- Tuesday, December 13, at 6 p.m. MST (8 p.m. EST)
- Tuesday, December 20, at 11 p.m. MST (PBS Utah; check PBS.org elsewhere)
- Saturday, December 24, at 8 p.m. MST (PBS Utah; check PBS.org elsewhere)
It will also be available across PBS’s video streaming platforms including PBS.org, the PBS app, and PBS’s OTT (“over the top”) channels after the initial airing on December 13.
BYUtv viewing times:
- Sunday, December 18, at 6 p.m. MST (8 p.m. EST)
- Wednesday, December 21, at 6:30 p.m. MST (8:30 p.m. EST)
- Wednesday, December 21, at 9 p.m. MST (11 p.m. EST)
- Friday, December 23, at 7:30 p.m. MST (9:30 p.m. EST)
- Saturday, December 24, at 5 p.m. MST (7 p.m. EST)
It will also be available at BYUtv.org and on the BYUtv app after the initial airing on Dec. 18.
These previous Tabernacle Choir Christmas concerts are also airing on BYUtv:
- “Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir featuring Kelli O’Hara and Richard Thomas”: Sunday, December 25, 2:10 a.m. MST (4:10 a.m. EST)
- “20 Years of Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir”: Wednesday, December 14, 6:30 p.m. MST (8:30 p.m. EST); Wednesday, December 21, 11 a.m. MST (1 p.m. EST); Wednesday, December 24, 7 a.m. MST; Saturday, December at 7 a.m. MST (9 a.m. EST)
Television listings are subject to change. See the listings on the Tabernacle Choir’s website and also check with your television provider.
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American singer and actor Megan Hilty is welcomed on stage by the Choir’s music director Mack Wilberg at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City Utah, on Thursday, December 17, 2021.2021 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
How to Listen to the 2021 Christmas Concert
The music from the concert is available to listen through various services, including Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, Amazon Music, YouTube, iTunes Store and on CD. See tabernaclechoir.ffm.to/holynight.
Also, the full playlist is also available on the Tabernacle Choir’s YouTube channel.
How to Watch the 2022 Christmas Concert
After two years of pandemic-related precautions, the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square’s Christmas concert will be open to the public this year, as the concert in 2020 was canceled and the 2021 concert had a limited audience.
The concert is Thursday, December 15, to Saturday, December 17. Tickets for the event have been distributed and were available through an online registration and random selection in October. As with past Christmas concerts, it’s anticipated it will be available to watch on PBS and BYUtv during the 2023 Christmas season.
On the Sunday morning following the concert, some concert repertoire and the guest artists are usually featured during the “Music & the Spoken Word” broadcast. The Sunday, December 18, “Music & the Spoken Word” broadcast will be in the Conference Center and tickets are not required. See where to watch or stream the weekly broadcast on thetabernaclechoir.org.
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