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The 2025 Community Christmas Cantata Choir is excited to announce our one hour presentation of “Christmas Changes Everything”.  This choral cantata, presented in our 39th season, was arranged and orchestrated in 2020 by Mike Speck, and blends narration with a collection of Christmas music in contemporary and traditional styles.  The upbeat and moving music is expected to appeal to most tastes and ages.

ALL performances will be interpreted in American Sign Language (ASL) for the hard of hearing. 

We now have three performances under our belts. Here are the remaining venues where you can join us:

  • December 14, Sunday, 6:00pm, SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, 1500 Southwest Old Sheridan Road, McMinnville, 503-472-7841
  • December 20, Saturday, 3:00pm, JOYFUL SERVANT LUTHERAN CHURCH, 1716 North Villa Road, Newberg, 503-538-0475
  • December 21, Sunday, 4:00pm, ST JOHN CATHOLIC CHURCH, 445 N Maple St, Yamhill, 503-662-4291
  • December 22, Monday, 7:00pm, ST JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1145 Northeast First Street, McMinnville, 503-472-5232

This schedule may be impacted by inclement weather.  If in doubt, contact the church or the director to confirm a performance after noon on the day of the anticipated performance.

Live-streaming of the December 20 event is anticipated on the Joyful Servant Lutheran Church YouTube channel.

There are nearly 60 participants in the over-all production, including the six-part, non-denominational, cross-generational choir; Youth Chorus; ASL Choir; narrator; and orchestra (piano, synthesizer, percussion, guitar, electric bass, flute, clarinet and cello).  Many faith traditions are represented from at least 17 Oregon communities, five Oregon counties and three states.  Since 1987, this group has assembled annually in early October solely for the purpose of preparing the Christmas cantata.  Several soloists are involved.  All participants are volunteers and contribute for their own materials. 

The public is enthusiastically invited and will be warmly welcomed.  Hosting congregations are asked to offer refreshments and child care, and all will receive a free-will monetary offering in support of YCAP’s Yamhill County Food Bank.  In this manner, nearly $356,000 was raised during the 2004 through 2024 cantata seasons!