It’s no longer a mystery who will be the narrator for the Christmas concert with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.
Sir David Suchet, British stage, screen and television actor, best known for his role as Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian sleuth, will be on the Conference Center stage with Broadway singer, actor and “Disney Legend,” Lea Salonga, and the Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra and Bells at Temple Square for this year’s concert, as announced on thetabernaclechoir.org.
Suchet played the engaging, suave, precise Hercule Poirot in 70 episodes of the "Poirot" television show for over 24 years. His acting career began at 16 when he became a member of the National Youth Theater. He studied for three years at the London academy of Music and Dramatic Art and began doing repertory work. In 1973, he became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company where he is an associate artist. Suchet has received many awards and nominations for his decades of work on stage, according to his biographical information on thetabernaclechoir.org
In 2011, Queen Elizabeth awarded him Commander of the Order of the British Empire and in 2020 Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire for his services to drama and charity.
Other British stars have performed in past Tabernacle Choir Christmas concerts, including actor Claire Bloom in 2005; actor Jane Seymour in 2011; tenor and Tony Award-winner Alfie Boe in 2012; actor John Rhys-Davies in 2013; actor Martin Jarvis in 2015; and actor Hugh Bonneville in 2017.
How to watch
2022 Christmas concert
After two years of pandemic-related precautions, the 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. For the Sunday, Dec. 18, “Music & the Spoken Word” broadcast, it will be in the Conference Center and tickets are not required. See where to watch or stream the weekly broadcast on thetabernaclechoir.org.
2021 Christmas concert
Last year’s 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 is being aired and streamed on PBS and BYUtv and is available on DVD. See the listings on the Tabernacle Choir’s website and below.
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.
PBS viewing times:
- Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m. MT (8 p.m. ET)
- Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 11 p.m. MT (PBS Utah; check PBS.org elsewhere)
- Saturday, Dec. 24, at 8 p.m. MT (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. MT (8 p.m. ET)
- Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 6:30 p.m. MT (8:30 p.m. ET)
- Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 9 p.m. MT (11 p.m. ET)
- Friday, Dec. 23, at 7:30 p.m. MT (9:30 p.m. ET)
- Saturday, Dec. 24, at 5 p.m. MT (7 p.m. ET)
It will also be available at BYUtv.org and on the BYUtv app after the initial airing on Dec. 18.
Watch “Christmas Is Coming, So Deck the Halls” featuring Megan Hilty from the 2021 Christmas concert:
