Advent series
* St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St.; concerts: 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, featuring Dan Landrum on the hammered dulcimer; 12:05 p.m. Dec. 23, featuring Tennessee Valley Brass Quintet; 266-8195.
Cantatas/concerts
* Brainerd Hills, 6611 East Brainerd Road; adult choir/orchestra presentation, "A Midnight Clear"; 6 p.m. Sunday; 892-6645.
* Brainerd United Methodist Church, 4315 Brainerd Road; choir/orchestra presentation, "A Festival of Hymns, Carols and Anthems"; 11 a.m. Sunday; 698-6951.
* Brooks United Methodist, 3619 Fairfax Drive; dulcimer music program; 5 p.m. Sunday; 877-1110.
* Burks United Methodist Church, 6433 Hixson Pike; 6:30 p.m. today; annual big band presentation of seasonal hymns by church's jazz and wind ensemble with guest artist Tony D'Andrea; 842-4219.
* Burks United Methodist Church, 6433 Hixson Pike; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; classical concert featuring Eric Parker with the Adonia String Trio; 842-4219.
* Burks United Methodist Church, 6433 Hixson Pike; 6:30 p.m. Dec. 20; concert featuring talents of church's music department; 842-4219.
* Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road; choral celebration with members of Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra; 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday; 892-9363.
* Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4829 College Drive N.E.; Southern Adventist University School of Music Christmas concert features choirs, orchestra, brass and handbells and includes sing-along carols and medieval to present day seasonal favorites; 4 p.m. today; free; 236-2880.
* Falling Water Baptist Church, 523 Roberts Mills Road, Hixson; "Evening of Carols"; 6:30 p.m. Dec. 20; 842-5924.
* First Baptist Church, 506 E. Eighth St.; choir cantata, "Love Transcending"; 11 a.m. Sunday; 265-3229.
* First Baptist Church, 2645 LaFayette Road; choir/orchestra presentation; 10:55 a.m. Sunday; 706-866-0232.
* First Baptist Church, 2645 LaFayette Road; instrumentalists/vocalists concert; 6 p.m. Sunday; 706-866-0232.
* First-Centenary United Methodist Church, 419 McCallie Ave.; "Visions of Christmas: Past and Present: presentation by Choral Arts; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; $15 (students $5, children 12-under free); 877-7050 or visit http://www.choralartsofchattanooga.org.
* First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1505 N. Moore Road; 10th annual presentation by Roueché Chorale & Orchestra of Chattanooga Candlelight Service of Lessons & Carols; 6:30 p.m. Sunday; free; 698-2556.
* First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 200 Church St., Cleveland, Tenn.; adult choir cantata, "The Holy Child"; 10:45 a.m. Sunday; 476-6751.
* First Seventh-day Adventist Church, 7450 Standifer Gap Road; community "Messiah" sing-along with orchestra and choirs (participants should bring score but a few chorus books available); 3 p.m. Dec. 20; free but love offering taken; 605-2468.
* First United Methodist Church, 3425 Ocoee St. N.W., Cleveland, Tenn.; Christmas With the Metropolitan Bells, annual holiday performances; 7:30 p.m. today, Rudd Auditorium, Bryan College, Dayton, Tenn., as part of Christmas on the Hill; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Brainerd Baptist Church, 300 Brookfield Ave.; and 8 p.m. Dec. 19 and 2 p.m. Dec. 20, Tivoli Theatre, 809 Broad St., as part of Home for the Holidays with the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra.
* Free Hope Baptist Church, 4176 Highway 76, Chatsworth, Ga.; choir presentation of the cantata "Glorious Impossible"; 11 a.m. Dec. 20; 706-695-3717.
* Grace United Methodist Church, 9833 Hixson Pike, Soddy-Daisy; Festival of Lessons and Carols; 10 a.m. Sunday; 842-5872.
* Hixson United Methodist Church, 5301 Old Hixson Pike; "A Celtic Christmas" features choir, musicians and guests performing Irish music, song and dance; 5 p.m. today and Sunday; 877-1246.
* Hixson United Methodist Church, 5301 Old Hixson Pike; "A Six Hands & Four Feet Christmas," music staff members performing carols on the piano and organ; 5 p.m. Dec. 22; 877-1246.
* Lookout Valley Presbyterian Church, 435 Patten Chapel Road; choir cantata presentation of "A Christmas Offering"; 11 a.m. Sunday; 821-3419.
* Northminster Presbyterian Church, 4791 Hal Drive; choir cantata, "I Hear the Prophet Callin'," featuring Appalachian, Irish, Latin, Cajun and Early American music; 11 a.m. Sunday; 894-3773.
* North River Alliance Church, 5954 Highway 153, Hixson; adult choir cantata, "Glorious Impossible," featuring the songs and carols of Keith and Kristyn Getty, Michael W. Smith, Stuart Townsend and Babbie Mason; 6 p.m. Sunday; 870-8397.
* People's Baptist Church, 102 Bryan St., Rossville, Ga.; choir cantata, "The Love of God at Christmas"; 10:45 a.m. Sunday; 706-858-0776.
* Red Bank Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 115 Morrison Springs Road; choir cantata "Come, Let Us Worship the King"; 10:50 a.m. Dec. 20; 877-1383.
* Red Bank Presbyterian Church, 4320 Dayton Blvd.; choir cantata, "The Christmas Story in Carols and Poetry"; 11 a.m. Sunday; 877-3414.
* Rossville Church of God of Prophecy, 110 Cherry St., Rossville, Ga.; concert by Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter Ann Downing of Nashville; 10:45 a.m. Sunday; free but love offering received; 432-2715.
* St. Luke United Methodist Church, 3210 Social Circle; choir cantata, "A New Birth, a New Beginning," 11 a.m. Sunday; 877-6447.
* Simpson United Methodist Church, 601 McFarland Ave., Rossville, Ga.; cantata "Celebrate the Child" by combined choirs and orchestra of Simpson UMC and McDonald Road Seventh-day Adventist Church; 6:30 p.m. Sunday; 706-866-3410.
* Simpson, 601 McFarland Ave., Rossville, Ga.; service of lessons and carols; 6:30 p.m. Dec. 20; 706-866-3410.
* Soddy United Methodist Church, 255 Depot St., Soddy Daisy; choir cantata, "Silent, Holy Night"; 11 a.m. Dec. 20; 332-1148.
* Tyner United Methodist Church, 6805 Standifer Gap Road; "Glad Tidings: A Christmas Celebration," evening of song and celebration includes traditional favorites, coffee/ cake reception and additional entertainment; 7 p.m. Sunday; free; 892-0444.
* Walker County Civic Center, 11052 N. Highway 27, Rock Spring, Ga.; The Ball Brothers, pianist Roy Webb and Liberty Baptist Church choir combine for program featuring new and classical songs; 3 p.m. Sunday; 706-375-5859.
* Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 6314 East Brainerd Road; Choral Festival of Traditional Carols (refreshments served afterward); 6:30 p.m. Sunday; 716-4248.
Coffeehouse
* Cedar Hill Baptist Church, 60 Dyer Bridge Place, Ringgold, Ga.; second annual event features variety show "Searching for Christmas" in addition to coffee and desserts; 6 p.m. Sunday; 706-858-0976 or e-mail pastor@cedarhillbaptist.com.
Musical dramas
* Abba's House, 5208 Hixson Pike; "16 Hours to Christmas," new two-act, Broadway-style musical drama features 42-person cast and 300 choir members/extras in depicting the 16 hours before author Charles Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol"; 7 p.m. today-Sunday and 2 p.m. today; free; 877-7292 or www.abbashouse.com for tickets.
* Chamberlain Memorial Baptist Church, 4239 Benton Drive; choirs/youth dinner theater performance of "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," which tells the story of how a selfless gift moved a community; 5:30 p.m. Dec. 20; free but tickets required; 624-4323.
* Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4855 College Drive N.E. (Collegedale Academy); musical drama "A Baby Changes Everything" features contemporary service choir, dancers and actors; 11:30 a.m. today; free; 298-2141.
* Dallas Bay Baptist Church, 8305 Daisy Dallas Road, Hixson; Dallas Bay Christmas 2009, features singing and drama by choir and orchestra; 7 p.m. today-Sunday; 842-9299 or www.dbbc.org.
* Fairview United Methodist Church, 3901 Hamill Road, Hixson; "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," choir musical tells the story of how a selfless gift moved a community; 6 p.m. Dec. 20; 842-4886.
* Highland Park Baptist Church, 1907 Bailey Ave.; choirs/orchestra musical drama, "The Ornament"; 6 p.m. Sunday; 493-4111.
* St. John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Drive; choir musical drama "One Quiet Night"; 7 p.m. Sunday; 892-2257.
* Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church, 612 James Blvd.; "ChristmasFest 2009: Israel's Gift," 16th annual presentation by adult/children's choirs in 1st century garb of traditional carols and authentic Hebrew songs celebrating message of Christ's birth and exploring roots of Christianity; 6 p.m. Sunday; free; 886-2190 or www.signalpres.org.
* Stanley Heights Baptist Church, 1512 McBrien Road, East Ridge; choir, drama team presentation of "The Gift of a Lifetime" in which the family of a gravely ill father learns of their relative's Christmas tradition; 5 p.m. Sunday; free; 867-8060.
Nativities
* Burks United Methodist Church, 6433 Hixson Pike; live drive-through; 6:30 p.m. Monday; 842-4219.
* Lighthouse United Methodist Church, 9125 Snowhill Road, Ooltewah; "O Holy Night," live hayride drive-through (with refreshments, door prizes, building tour); 6-9:30 p.m. Dec. 18; 580-0701.
* Valley Memorial Baptist Church, 614 Browns Ferry Road; eight-scene drive-through or walk-through of scenes from the life of Christ; 6-8:30 p.m. today and Sunday; free but canned food requested for food shelter; 413-9805 or www.valleymemorial.com.
Worship
* Burks United Methodist Church, 6433 Hixson Pike; Longest Night service for people dealing with grief or loss; 6:30 p.m. Dec. 21; 842-4219.
* Sand Mountain United Methodist Church, 2026 Highway 136; Trenton, Ga.; The Longest Night -- Service of Light in the Midst of Darkness combines candlelight, familiar carols, Scripture, message and Holy Communion for those dealing with grief, loss or loneliness; 6 p.m. Dec. 20; 706-657-6837 or www.sandmountainumc.org.
Clint Cooper is the faith editor and a staff writer for the Times Free Press Life section. He also has been an assistant sports editor and Metro staff writer for the newspaper. Prior to the merger between the Chattanooga Free Press and Chattanooga Times in 1999, he was sports news editor for the Chattanooga Free Press, where he was in charge of the day-to-day content of the section and the section’s design. Before becoming sports ...
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