Overview
- Opening-night coverage confirms Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus as the first married featured guests in the concert’s 25-year tradition, with performances running Dec. 11–13 in the Conference Center.
- Arcelus narrates an Apollo 8 segment recalling astronauts’ 1968 Genesis reading, framing the evening with an overview-effect lens that complements the Nativity focus.
- The couple leads a rare audience sing-along, only the second such moment in the event’s history after a 2017 rendition with Sutton Foster.
- Argentine musicians Leandro Curaba (violin) and Julián Mansilla (bandoneon) join the program after prior collaborations with the choir in Buenos Aires.
- Tickets are free but required with a standby line before each show, and the guest artists are slated to appear on Music & the Spoken Word on Dec. 14 without tickets needed.