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, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m. MST (8 p.m. EST) and on BYUtv on Sunday, Dec. 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, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m. MST (8 p.m. EST)
- Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 11 p.m. MST (PBS Utah; check PBS.org elsewhere)
- Saturday, Dec. 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 Dec. 13.
BYUtv viewing times:
- Sunday, Dec. 18, at 6 p.m. MST (8 p.m. EST)
- Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 6:30 p.m. MST (8:30 p.m. EST)
- Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 9 p.m. MST (11 p.m. EST)
- Friday, Dec. 23, at 7:30 p.m. MST (9:30 p.m. EST)
- Saturday, Dec. 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, Dec. 25, 2:10 a.m. MST (4:10 a.m. EST)
- “20 Years of Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir”: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 6:30 p.m. MST (8:30 p.m. EST); Wednesday, Dec. 21, 11 a.m. MST (1 p.m. EST); Wednesday, Dec. 24, 7 a.m. MST; Saturday, Dec. 24 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.
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. Here are several of the songs:
Watch “Christmas Is Coming, So Deck the Halls” featuring Megan Hilty from the 2021 Christmas concert:
Watch “Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head” from the 2021 Christmas concert:
Watch “O Holy Night” from the 2021 Christmas concert:
Listen to “The Holly and the Ivy” featuring Megan Hilty from the 2021 Christmas concert:
Listen to “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” featuring the Orchestra at Temple Square from the 2021 Christmas concert:
Listen to “On This Day, Earth Shall Ring” from the 2021 Christmas concert:
Listen to “A Celtic Christmas” from the 2021 Christmas concert:
Listen to “Three Irish Traditions” featuring Neal McDonough from the 2021 Christmas concert:
Listen to “Angels from the Realms of Glory” featuring Megan Hilty from the 2021 Christmas concert:
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, Dec. 15, to Saturday, Dec. 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, Dec. 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.