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Temple Square will once again become a wonderland of festive lights and nativity scenes from November 25 until December 31.

In addition to the lights at Temple Square, three are many reasons to visit Temple Square during the Christmas season.

christmas-booklet-2016_page_1Choirs and music groups from schools and communities around Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming perform daily in the Assembly Hall, North Visitors’ Center, Church Office Building, Church History Museum, and the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.

Download a PDF of the booklet Christmas on Temple Square for a list of concerts and performances.

In addition to these free concerts and performances, you may be interested in the following that require tickets. (For tickets, call 801-570-0080 or visit lds.org/events.)

  • Savior of the World (November 18 to December 31 in the Conference Center Theater) A musical drama based on scriptural accounts of the birth and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Tickets $10.00 per person.
  • The First Presidency Christmas Devotional (Sunday, December 4 at 6:00 p.m. in the Conference Center). Christmas messages from the First Presidency and music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square.
  • Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Christmas Concerts, featuring tenor Rolando Villazón (December 8, 9, and 10 at 8:00 p.m. in the Conference Center) All tickets have been distributed for this event, but a stand-by line will begin at the North Gate of Temple Square for those without tickets.

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