Christmas at Luther

December 5 - 8, 2024

Christmas at Luther 2024: Seeking Refuge for a Weary World. Join us for a musical celebration of the Advent season, featuring hundreds of student musicians.

Performances in the Center for Faith and Life:

  • Thursday, December 5, 2024 – 5:45 p.m.
  • Friday, December 6, 2024 – 7:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 7, 2024 – 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, December 8, 2024  – 2:30 p.m. (also livestreamed)

Access to ticket purchasing occurs by group according to a staggered schedule that includes donors; parents of performers; alumni and parents of non-performing current students; Luther College students, faculty, and staff; and the general public.  You will be informed by mail or email about your group’s ticketing schedule, on-sale date, and group and/or discount codes.

In-person performance tickets for the general public will go on sale Tuesday, October 29, 2024.  Livestream and on-demand tickets are available for purchase beginning September 10, 2024.

Some previous performances are available for streaming and purchase through Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music.


Ticket Information

Free for High School Juniors and Seniors

Especially for high school juniors and seniors interested in pursuing music at Luther, the Christmas at Luther Music Showcase Day provides an opportunity for a behind-the-scenes look at the performance, as well as a chance to meet with students and faculty.

Photo taken during Christmas at Luther event

An Award-Winning Production

An Emmy award statue along with CDs and programs from Christmas at Luther

In 2009, Twin Cities Public Television and the Luther College Music Department won an Upper Midwest Regional Emmy for Best Coverage of a Special Event for the production of the 2008 Christmas at Luther, “Night of Glory, Dawn of Peace,” Craig Arnold, artistic director. In 2013, Twin Cities Public Television and the Luther College Music Department were nominated for an Upper Midwest Regional Emmy for the 2012 Christmas at Luther, “Tidings of Comfort and Joy,” Allen Hightower, artistic director.

Experience the Tradition

More information about radio and television broadcasts will be added as they become available.

Radio broadcasts:

  • The 2023 Christmas at Luther recording will air on MPR regionally and on yourclassical.org: December 4, 7 p.m.

Television broadcasts:

  • KTIV Sioux City: December 25, 67 p.m.

Radio broadcasts:

  • KCCK 88.3 FM Cedar Rapids/Iowa City: December 20, 6 p.m.
  • WVRQ AM Viroqua: December 25, 9 a.m.
  • Wisconsin Public Radio: December 24, 11 a.m. and December 25, 2 p.m.
  • KCZQ 102.3 FM Cresco: December 24, 1:00 p.m.
  • Iowa Public Radio: December 24, 11 a.m. and December 25, 4 p.m.
  • KCMR 97.9 FM Blue Earth: December 24, 9 a.m.

Television broadcasts:

  • FOX28 Cedar Rapids: December 23, 5:306:30 p.m.
  • KTIV Sioux City: December 24, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. 
  • KIMT Rochester/Mason City: December 25, 6–7 a.m. and 7–8 a.m.
  • KAIT/ABC Jonesboro, Arkansas: December 25, 6–7 a.m.
  • CBS2 Cedar Rapids: December 25, 910 a.m.

Additional broadcast details will be added as they become available.

Watch past performances on the Luther College Music Department YouTube channel.  2022 PLAYLIST

Listen to previous performances on Spotify, Amazon Music, and Apple Music!

Photo Gallery

Christmas at Luther wide shot with choir, orchestra, and dancer

Christmas at Luther 2023: Love, the Rose, Is on the Way

Christmas at Luther 2022: The Gifts They Gave Emmanuel

Christmas at Luther 2021: Awake! And Greet the New Morn

Christmas at Luther 2020: For Everyone Born

Christmas at Luther 2019: Whom Angels Greet with Anthems Sweet

Christmas at Luther 2018: Every Voice in Concert Ring