GIVEAWAY Christmas with Chor Leoni

by Rebecca Bollwitt Monday, December 8th, 2025 — 4:40pm PST

As winter settles over the city, Chor Leoni once again lights up the season with its hallmark blend of traditional carols, world premieres, and reimagined holiday classics.

Set within the warm glow of the historic St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, this year’s celebration invites audiences into an uplifting soundscape where cherished melodies meet newly commissioned carols. With with soaring acoustics and immersive lighting, enjoy this festive experience that feels both timeless and wonderfully new.

Christmas with Chor Leoni

Dates: December 18 at 7:30pm, December 19 at 5:00pm & 8:00pm, December 20 at 2:00pm, 5:00pm & 8:00pm
Location: St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church (1022 Nelson St, Vancouver)
Tickets: Available now from $20-$75, plus applicable fees. 35 and Under ticket pricing available.

The 2025 edition of Christmas with Chor Leoni will offer a transcendent blend of traditional favourites such as Ding Dong Merrily on High, Deck the Halls, and Silent Night, alongside Christmas carol reinventions by indie music stars Tori Amos and Sufjan Stevens, each bringing its own shimmer to the festivities.

The concert will feature four world premieres – including two new arrangements and two original commissions – in its enchanting evening of song. Local musician Ken Cormier will present a new arrangement of Sufjan Stevens’ Angels We Have Heard On High, reintroducing the original carol’s famed “Gloria” sequence back into his version.

Chor Leoni’s Composer in Residence Marie-Claire Saindon will premiere a new work, Jubilo, pairing medieval Christmas tunes with the world of folk reels and fiddling. And Vancouver santour player and composer Saina Khaledi will present My Beloved, a Persian Solstice (“Yalda”) song inspired by her father and the Persian tradition of enjoying poetry, music, wine, and memories with loved ones on the longest night of the year.

The program features a roster of Vancouver-based musical guests, including pianists Karen Lee-Morang and Tina Chang, harpist Vivian Chen, violinist Cameron Wilson, guitarist Keith Sinclair and santour player Saina Khaledi.