Christmas Eve Candlelight Service - 7 p.m.

For the 7 PM Christmas Eve candlelight service, the sanctuary choir will sing Bob Chilcott’s ethereal “The Bethlehem Star” and Morten Johannes Lauridsen’s soulful “Sure on this Shining Night.” Liz Savir and Jamie Willis will sing Loreena McKennitt’s celtic arrangement of the Irish Christmas song “The Wexford Carol.” Yunona Tabala and Julia Jaffe will sing Adolphe Adam’s lovely duet “O Holy Night.” Jamie Willis, with the sanctuary choir women will sing Pietro A. Yon’s dramatic Italian Christmas carol “Gesu Bambino.” And for the centering music, cellist Nathaniel White will play Al van der Beek, Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson’s piano duet arrangement of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” from (The Piano Guys - A Family Christmas). At the end of the service, the congregation will sing beloved Christmas carols on the front steps. A special thank you to guest musicians Dimitri Tabala, violin; Nathan White, cello and Charlie Koons, contrabass.an.