(Dec. 7, 2017) The Pine Tones Chorus will present a Christmas Concert at Atlantic United Methodist Church on Fourth Street and Baltimore Avenue in Ocean City on Friday, Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m.

The “A Christmas Wish” concert offers a variety of festive holiday music. Fans of TV and show tunes may recognize the songs “We Need a Little Christmas” from Auntie Mame and “God Bless Us, Every One” from the musical version of Dickens’ “Christmas Carol.” Fred Waring has set to music the famous poem “Twas The Night Before Christmas” to be sung as a beautiful ballad.

Traditional melodies will include “For Unto Us a Child is Born” from Handel’s Messiah and “I heard the Bells On Christmas Day” based on the poem from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

The Pine Tones Chorus includes more than 55 singers from Ocean Pines, Ocean City and nearby areas.

June Todd is the chorus director and Dick Smith is the group’s pianist. As an added attraction, guest musicians will include Julie Barton playing oboe, Tom Baione the string bass and Curtis Krams on drums.

Admission is free and an offering will be received. After the concert, guests may enjoy refreshments in the church social hall.

The Pine Tones Chorus has been entertaining local audiences in the Ocean Pines and Ocean City areas since 1984. For additional information, call Chorus President Pat Beisler at 410-208-2682 or Todd at 410-289-7373.

Funding for Pine Tones Chorus activities has been provided by individual donations and patrons as well as the Worcester County Arts Council, Maryland State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

These organizations are dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.