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2025 Christmas Concerts

We are excited to host our annual Christmas Concerts on Sunday, December 14, 2025, in the Columbus Catholic gym. Please join us in celebrating the musical talents of our students.

Concert Schedule

  • 1:00 p.m. – Elementary Concert (Grades 4K–5)
  • 4:00 p.m. – Choir Concert (Grades 6–12)
  • 6:00 p.m. – Band Concert (Grades 5–12)

Concert Programs


4th Grade

Keep Cool (with Recorders) ….. Dan Thieman
Onward to Bethlehem ….. arr. Joseph M. Martin
How Do You Say Poinsettia? ….. Teresa Jennings


1st Grade

What If Every Snowflake Had a Light?..… Teresa Jennings
Christmas Means Jesus….. Ruth Elaine Schram
Who Hid the Cookie Cutters? ..… John Riggio


5th Grade

The Wishing Tree ….. Teresa Jennings
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly ….. arr. Mike Wilson
A Little Bit Holiday …. Teresa Jennings


4-Year-Old Kindergarten

Snowflake, Snowflake ….. Mike Wilson
Mary Had a Baby Boy ….. Author Unknown
Jingle Bell Parade ….. Teresa Jennings


3rd Grade

Christmas At Home ….. John Riggio
A Babe Is Born ….. Anna Laura Page
What’s In the Box? ….. Tom & Lynn Crowell


5-Year-Old Kindergarten

Pictures with Santa ….. Teresa Jennings
Sleep, Tiny King ….. Cindy Berry
Let’s Build a Gingerbread House ….. Teresa & Paul Jennings


2nd Grade

Magical Festive Air ….. Tom & Lynn Crowell
A Christmas Scene ….. Brad Nix
House Made of Gingerbread ….. Teresa Jennings


Nativity Scene

1st-5th Grade Carols: Silent Night (arr. Teresa & Paul Jennings), O Come, Little Children (arr. Vicki Hancock Wright), Joy to the World (arr. Paul Jennings)



6th Grade Choir

  • Peace I Leave With You ….. Arranged with text and additional music by Donald Moore
  • Follow That Wondrous Star ….. Arranged by George L. O. Strid, Additional words and Music by Mary Donnelly
  • God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman ….. Solo by Holden Christensen
  • The First Nowell ….. Traditional Christmas Carol
  • Santa Claus, Dear Santa Claus ….. Words by J. Paul Williams
  • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen ….. Arranged by Faber and Faber

7th & 8th Grade Choir

  • Three Songs for Christmas ….. Clare Grundman
  • Santa’s Rockin’ Celebration ….. Arranged by Teena Chinn
  • O Come, All Ye Faithful ….. John F. Wade
  • Peaceful, Silent Night ….. Original Words, Music, and arrangement by Ruth Elaine Schram

High School Choir

  • Christmas Wishes ….. Arranged by Mark Hayes
  • Go Tell It On the Mountain ….. Arranged by Philip Kern
  • Carols Around ….. Words and Music by Andy Beck
  • Christmas Hallelu ….. Words and Music by Jay Althouse


HS Jazz Band

Safety Net Blues ….. Dave Barduhn

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen ….. arr. Bob Lowden

Samba Ti Kaye ….. Mark Taylor

Nutcracker Rock ….. arr. Mike Smukal


5th Grade Band

Jingle Bells ….. arr. Bruce Pearson

Up on the Housetop ….. arr. Tom Zimmerman

Jolly Old St. Nickolaus ….. arr. Bruce Pearson

Hey, Hey Santa ….. arr. Tom Zimmerman

Ode to Joy ….. Ludwig Van Beethoven

Hallelujah! Our First Concert is Over! ….. arr. Tom Zimmerman


6th Grade Band

Carols in Concert ….. arr. John Kinyon

The Little Drummer Boy ….. arr. John O’ Reilly

Frosty the Snowman ….. arr. John Edmondson


7th and 8th Grade Band

Sailor’s Odyssey ….. David Bobrowitz

Carol of the Bells/Greensleeves ….. arr. Larry Clark

Santa’s Wild Ride ….. Robert W. Smith


HS Band

The Spirit of Christmas ….. arr. Ed Huckeby

The Nutcracker Suite ….. arr. James Curnow

Sleigh Ride ….. Leroy Anderson


LIVE STREAMING

All concerts will be live-streamed on our school’s YouTube channel.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@columbuscatholicschools