Emmanuel: A Concordia Christmas
2025-12-13 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | California
Emmanuel: A Concordia Christmas

July 13, 2026 – July 24, 2026

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Celebrate the Christmas season with the voices and instruments of Concordia University Irvine. This year, we are once again blessed to share our annual celebration of the Christmas season with local audiences at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, and with a national audience through our made-for-TV Christmas special featured on PBS.

Concordia thanks Thrivent and Thrivent representatives H.E. Durbin, Ramsey Israwi, and Rob Meaux for their support in this year’s Christmas programs.

Christmas Concerts at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

Emmanuel: A Concordia Christmas, Concordia’s critically-acclaimed choirs, handbells, and orchestra celebrate the season of hope and the birth of the world’s long-awaited Savior! This year’s concerts showcase more than 200 performers from eight vocal and instrumental performing ensembles under the masterful direction of Dr. Michael Busch, Dr. Jeff Held, Dr. Daniel Wessler, and Erik Der. Enjoy festive carols and Christmas favorites, old and new. Concordia’s Christmas concerts are a highlight of the holiday season.

The Christmas Concert has concluded…

But you can watch it in the video below!

Made-for-TV PBS Christmas Special

Concordia’s celebration of Christmas continues with the premiere of Emmanuel: A Concordia Christmas on Friday, December 19, at 8:00 pm PT. Additional showings and previous episodes will air on PBS affiliates across the United States throughout the month of December. Concordia’s sixth annual made-for-TV Christmas special, Emmanuel: A Concordia Christmas, features choral, instrumental, and reading that reflect this year’s theme.

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