Heartland Holidays is back with more choir performances | Arts & Culture

(KFVS) - Heartland Holidays is back and this year's edition will feature beautiful music from area high school choirs.

Heartland Holidays will be shown six different times during the Christmas holiday:  

• Christmas Eve at 10:30 p.m. - KFVS12
• Christmas Day at 5:00 a.m. - KFVS12
• Christmas Day at 6:00 a.m. - KFVS12
• Christmas Day at 7:00 a.m. - The Heartland's CW
• Christmas Day at 1:00 p.m. - The Heartland's CW
• Christmas Day at 9:00 p.m. - The Heartland's CW

This year we feature an hour of great local performances from:

• Fredericktown High School Concert Choir - Directed by Lisa Lewis
• Sikeston High School Chamber Choir and Concert Chorale - Directed by Abraham Leech
• Cape Central High School Chamber Choir - Directed by Jordan Cox
• Dexter High School Honors Choir - Directed by Jamie Sepulvado
• Jackson High School Concert Choir - Directed by Christy Shinn and Beth St. John 

According to Director of Operations and Heartland Holidays producer Mike Wunderlich, the special will feature a wide range of holiday music including traditional and religious.

"We've been producing Heartland Holidays for many years. It's actually become a tradition around the station that we all look forward to," said Wunderlich. "We think this is a great way to show our viewers how much talent there is in the Heartland. Plus, we feel it's a good way to get into the spirit of Christmas. This year we really have some great sounding groups."

You can click here to visit our Heartland Holiday page. The program is currently in production.  When it is finished we'll post each choir on that page.

We've also posted excerpts from the last 20+ years of Heartland Holidays online. If you've been in one of the episodes, or just enjoyed watching them through the years, you'll want to take a trip down memory lane and re-live some of the music of past seasons.

You can click here to see all musical segments.

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