December Calendar

1 Thu at 12:05 pm

Lunch...Plus! presents the Cathedral Women’s Choir with harpist Susan Knapp Thomas and directed by James R. Barry. Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols. $5 donation includes program and light lunch. Christ Church Cathedral Theater, 45 Church St., Hartford. 860-527-7231 or www.cccathedral.org

1 Thu at 7:00 p.m.

Christmas Carols for the Community. St. James’s Boys & Girls Choir sings Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and traditional carols of the season. Free and open to the public (a part of the West Hartford Holiday Stroll). St. James’s Episcopal Church, Farmington Ave. at Walden St., West Hartford. 860-521-0245 or email: music@stjameswh.org

3 Sat at 7:30 p.m.

Lions Gate Trio featuring Florence Millet, piano; Katie Lansdale, violin; Scott Kluksdahl, cello. $20 reserved, $10 gen., $8 sr., $5 st. Trinity-On-Main, 69 Main St., New Britain. 860-229-2072

4 Sun at 3:00 p.m.

Glad Tidings! by CitySingers of Hartford featuring choral anthems of the season, including “O Magnum Mysterium” by Morten Lauridsen, “Hodie” by Sweeklinck, “O Holy Night” arranged by John Rutter and choral arrangements of traditional French, German, Irish and Swedish carols arranged for audience participation. Harp, flute, oboe, pipe organ, bells and persuccion will add to the festive sounds of the season. Free admission. First Congregational Church, 993 Main St., South Windsor. 860-648-9546

10 Sat at 7:30 p.m.

Glad Tidings! by CitySingers of Hartford featuring choral music of the season. See program above. $10 gen, $8 st/sr. Under 12 free with an adult. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 65 North Main St., Wallingford. 203-269-5050

10 Sat at 8:00 p.m.

Christmas with CONCORA: Dancing Day featuring Lloyd Pfautsch’s suite “A Day for Dancing” with flute, oboe, bassoon and percussion. The dance troupe Spectrum in Motion will present original choreography. Also includes, “I Cannot Dance, O Love” by Paul Halley, “little tree,” a poem by e.e. cummings set to music by Eric Whitacre, and many settings of beloved and familiar carols. Preferred $40, gen. $25. Held at Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue, Hartford. Also held on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 4:00 p.m. For tickets and info contact CONCORA at 860-224-7500 or www.concora.org.

11 Sun at 3:30 p.m.

Christmas Candlelight Concert with the Old First Church Choir and the Westfield State College Wind Symphony. Free-will offering. Music at First, Old First Church, Court Square, Springfield, Mass. 413-737-1411 or www.musicatfirst.net

11 Sun at 4:00 p.m.

Christmas by Candlelight: Church of Christ Choirs with harp, flute, organ, handbells, conducted by Peter Niedmann. Included are several sing-along carols. Free-will offering. Church of Christ, Congregational, 1075 Main St. Newington. 860-666-4689 or www.newingtonucc.org

Annual Christmas Concert featuring the First Church Brass, Senior Choir, Celebration Singers, Charlie’s Angels Bell Choir and Heart in Hand Bell Choir. Free. First Church of Christ, 190 Court St., Middletown. Contact: Shari Lucas, 860-346-6657 ext. 11

Christmas with CONCORA — see above. Preferred $40, gen. $25. Held at Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue, Hartford. For tickets and info contact CONCORA at 860-224-7500 or www.concora.org.

11 Sun at 4:30 p.m.

Annual Candlelight Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols with the St. Gregory Choir and others directed by Mary Rose DiGiovanna and accompanied by guest organist Larry Bishop. Free-will offering. Trinity Episcopal Church, 11 Church St., Tariffville. 860-651-0201 or www.trinity tariffville.org

11 Sun at 7:00 p.m.

Annual Christmas Concert presented by the First Church Choir, Cantata Singers, Pilgrim Youth Choir, Carol Choir, soloists and Festival Orchestra under the direction of David Spicer with Guest Soloist Howard Sprout. A Christmas Cantata by Honegger, Gloria by Vivaldi, Choruses from Handel’s Messiah and Christmas carols. Pre-concert music by the Choralaires from Wethersfield High School at 6:15 p.m. Free-will offering. First Church of Christ, 250 Main St., Wethersfield. 860-529-1575, ext. 209

13 Tue at 7:30 p.m.

South Church Choir and Friends presents “What Sweeter Music: A Christmas Celebration at South Church” with music by Rutter, Willcocks, Lauridsen, Halley, Holst and others. $10 suggested donation. South Church, 277 Main St., Hartford. 860-249-8627 or www.southchurch hartford.org

16 Fri at 7:30 p.m.

Salvation Army Band in a holiday concert. Free-will donations will go to charitable organizations. Trinity Episcopal Church, 120 Sigourney St., Hartford. 860-527-8133, ext. 217.

18 Sun at 12 noon & 1 p.m.

Eine Kleine Kirchemusik: Choral Carols for Christmas with a Lutheran flair. Potluck at noon and concert at 1 p.m. Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, East Hampton.

18 Sun at 4:00 p.m.

A Candlelight Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols featuring the South Church Chancel Choir. Music of the season including anthems by Malcolm Edwards, Charles Callahan, J.W. Franck, Anthony Piccolo, George Dyson, Carl Rutti, Edwin Fissinger, Simon Lole, Simon Preston, George Clinton (arranger), John Gardner. Directed by Richard Coffey, accompanied by David Westfall. Reception follows. Free-will offering. The Music Series at South Church, 90 Main St., New Britain. 860-223-7555 or www.musicseries.org

Glad Tidings! by CitySingers of Hartford featuring choral anthems of the season. See program listed above. Voluntary offering. First Church of Christ, 12 South Main St., West Hartford. 860-233-9605

24 Sat at 11:00 p.m.

Christmas Eve Concert with the Soli Deo Gloria Orchestra and Cathedral Choirs and Ezequiel Menendez, organ. Sug. donation $10. Sacred Sounds Concert Series, Cathedral of St. Joseph, 140 Farmington Ave., Hartford.www.cathedralofsaintjoseph.com