Music
– Jim Ricketts and Crystle Elam, all day today, Christmas on the Mountain, 2009 Village Camp Road, Spencer, Tenn.; also 11 a.m. Sunday, Antioch Baptist Church, 195 Williamsburg Road, Vonore, Tenn.; 5 p.m. Sunday, Ogden Baptist Church, 2844 Ogden Road, Dayton, Tenn., jimricketts@att.net, www.facebook.com/JimRicketts.CrystleElam, www.jimcrystle.webs.com, 775-2806.
– Tri-Octaves Concert featuring Willie Kitchens, Jr., Doug Richesin and Michael Rodgers, 6 p.m. today, Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road; free, but donations accepted; benefits The Bethlehem Center youth & children’s programming; 892-9363 (Christ United Methodist Church) or 266-1384 (The Bethlehem Center).
– Combined Christmas Concert featuring choirs of Red Bank United Methodist Church, Brainerd Presbyterian and Mountain Creek Baptist, 5 p.m. Sunday, Red Bank United Methodist Church, 3800 Dayton Blvd., free, public invited, 877-2881.
– “Come Let Us Adore” Christmas Musical, 6 p.m. Sunday, Fairview United Methodist Church, 3901 Hamill Road, Hixson; free, public invited; 842-4886 or www.fairviewumchixson.com.
– Jess and Kathy Reynolds, Tim Redmon and Matt Foster, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, Gospel Assembly Church, 9610 Barber Road, Soddy-Daisy.
– “Messiah” Community Sing-Along, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, Chattanooga First Seventh-day Adventist Church, 7450 Standifer Gap Road; free but offering will be taken, 605-2468.
– “Once Upon a Holy Night” Christmas musical, 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, Hickory Valley Baptist Church, 2320 Hickory Valley Road; church choir performs, free, public invited, refreshments follow, 892-1916.
– Anthem Voices Christmas Program and Gospel Singing, 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, Gospel Assembly Church, 9610 Barber Road, Soddy-Daisy.
– David Haynes, Sheila Reed and Randy Kincannon, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19, White Oak United Methodist Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave., Red Bank; free, public invited; contact Linda Nelson at 5054-9283 or Marty Burke at 267-0837.
Events
– TMC Trees for Hope, 2929 Hamill Road, Hixson, hours: 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Saturday, 1:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday, 4-8 p.m. Monday-Friday, sponsored by The Ministry Center, sales benefit humanitarian and mission centers in Ecuador, Israel and Chattanooga’s Bethel Bible Village, 877-5171 or www.facebook.com/TheMinistryCenter.
– Third Annual Christmas Shoppe, 6:30-9:30 p.m. today, Fellowship Hall of the Collegedale Community Church, 9305 Four Corners Place, Collegedale; holiday items, live Christmas music, pizza, kids crafts, more, free, 396-4803 or www.collegedalecommunity.com.
– 38th Annual Moravian Love Feast, Sunday, First Christian Church, 650 McCallie Ave., University of Tennessee in Knoxville Trombone Choir performs at 5:30 p.m.; feast begins at 6 p.m., free, public invited, www.firstchristian-chat.com or 267-4506.
– Drive-Thru Prayer, 7-8:30 a.m. and 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, Tyner United Methodist Church, 6805 Standifer Gap Rd., 892-0444 or www.tumc.org.
– Breakfast with Santa, 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, Grace United Methodist Church, 9833 Hixson Pike, Soddy-Daisy, 842-5872.
– Christmas at the Farm, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1o, Willow Tree Farm, 607 Post Oak Road, Ringgold Ga.; sponsored by Boynton United Methodist Church; Santa, hayrides, music, more, free, 706-866-2626.
– Come to Bethlehem and See, 6:15-8 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Dec. 16-18, Hickory Valley Christian Church, 6605 Shallowford Road, trip back in time to experience First Century Bethlehem, 892-4270 or www.hvcconline.com.
– Prayers and Promises Christmas Market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, First Baptist Church of Lakeview, 10 Hudson St., Rossville; arts, crafts, books, clothing, more to benefit church’s Haiti Missions team; call Shirley at 488-2711 or Karen at 595-2538.
– Community Christmas Dinner, noon-2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, Union Gospel Mission, 16 E. Main St., traditional Christmas dinner plus a giveaway of clothes, blankets, and other items, 493-4161.
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