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BYU Today: Merry Christmas
The BYU Combined Choirs and BYU Philharmonic perform in the new concert hall with a newly installed organ

Joyful and Triumphant

Experience an exceptional rendition of “Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful,” performed by the BYU Combined Choirs and BYU Philharmonic. This special number—the finale of this year’s Celebration of Christmas concert—features the rich sounds of the newly installed organ in the BYU Concert Hall.

Beautiful faces look toward the light of a Nativity scene. Joy to the World.

Be Someone’s Angel

To begin this year’s final devotional, BYU president C. Shane Reese played this video and asked viewers to join the worldwide effort to share Jesus Christ’s light and love with everyone during the Christmas season. Find ways to serve others and be someone’s angel by visiting LightTheWorld.org.

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A very BYU christmas tree hat with blue christmas decorations and a white wrapped gift

One Stop for BYU Christmas Music

Ready to be inspired by this year’s BYU Christmas music? Whether you like watching new releases from BYU Vocal Point or listening to BYU’s epic choral and orchestral performances, you won’t miss a thing with this landing page with links to video and audio playlists on YouTube, Spotify, and Amazon Music.

BYU Vocal Point wear ugly Christmas sweaters and pose for a postcard pic

A Vocal Point Christmas

“It’s that time of year / Christmas time is here / And with the blessings from above / God sends you His love.” Channel your inner a cappella NSYNC or, even better, sing along with BYU Vocal Point as they bring out their best boy-band vibes for “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays.”

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A young woman looks up at the night sky | Once Upon by BYU Young Ambassadors

Singing Praises

“Once Upon” beautifully conveys the joyful message of the Savior’s birth in a performance set against the stunning backdrop of Provo’s mountains. Don’t miss the latest music video from the BYU Young Ambassadors.

Golden light bathes the manger and Christ child on this BYU Concert Choir CD cover of the Nativity Song

Little Lord Jesus

“This is the stable, shelter so bare / Cattle and oxen first welcomed him there. / This is the manger, sweet hay for a bed, / Waiting for Jesus to cradle his head.” Enjoy the simple lyrics and beautiful harmonies as the BYU Concert Choir performs “The Nativity Song.”

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The BYU Concert Choir sings in front of an audience

Tale of a Christmas Tree

The BYU Philharmonic and BYU Concert Choir present a stirring music performance that promises to become a new Christmas favorite. Don’t miss out on “Little tree.”

Anya Fazulyanov in a green sweater decorates custom cookies at a table

No Cookie Rookie

BYU freshman Anya Fazulyanov is an artist, graphic designer, and entrepreneur. And now she is also the winner of the Food Network Christmas Cookie Challenge. “Christmas Cookie Challenge is like the Oscars for cookie decorators,” Fazulyanov says. “If you’re a cookie decorator, that is what you wanna do." Check out the Daily Universe story and video.

An older gentleman is playing the violin.

Never Too Late

How old is too old to learn to play an instrument? The New Horizons Orchestra gives adults over 40 a chance to learn a string instrument—even if they’ve never played one before. Listen to this episode of the Y Magazine podcast as host Whitney Archibald talks with BYU director Allison Taylor and orchestra members about how the orchestra is about more than just music. Bonus: the podcast features a sneak peek of the New Horizons Orchestra performances.

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A stylized image of BYU football players huddling in front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.

Bring on the Bowl

No. 17 BYU has accepted an invitation to play No. 23 Colorado in the 32nd annual Valero Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday, Dec. 28. The game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast nationally on ABC. Get all of the details here.

A view from the mountains of the BYU campus in the snow

Spot the Tower

In this view of the snow-frosted BYU campus, you can almost see the familiar shape of the Centennial Carillon Tower. But don’t strain your eyes. Instead, watch this new holiday video to enjoy aerial views, then go inside the iconic campus structure as a carillonneur rings out “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” Merry Christmas!