The Mount Mercy University Choir, Jazz Connection and Handbell ensembles will present a special ceremony of traditional readings and carols of the season on December 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Stello Performance Hall, Warde Hall. The Christmas concert is free and open to the public.

The University Choir will perform two works alongside the handbells, "People, Look East" by William Schoenfeld, and "From Heaven Above to Earth I Come," by Howard Helvey. Other favorites such as "He Is Born," "Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella," "Noel Nouvelet," and "Angels We Have Heard on High," will also be performed.

Mount Mercy's newly formed University Band will also take part in the evening's performances.

The Mount Mercy University Choir performs several times a year on campus, and has appeared alongside such talents as Orchestra Iowa. One of their most anticipated performances includes a traditional favorite, Lessons & Carols, performed every December in Stello Performance Hall.