Overview
- Michael Bublé headlined the sixth edition in the Paul VI Audience Hall, blending his repertoire with Christmas and liturgical pieces.
- At the Pope’s request he performed the Ave Maria during the program.
- More than 8,000 people attended, with roughly 3,000 guests in need invited through the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Service of Charity and partner groups.
- After the finale, the Pope addressed the hall, calling music a bridge to God and urging attentiveness to others as Christmas approaches.
- The Diocese of Rome choir and the Nova Opera Orchestra performed under Monsignor Marco Frisina and Nicholas Jacobson-Larson, and about 2,000 front-row guests received dinner and a Christmas gift pack.