Anyone looking for some first-class entertainment to get them into the Christmas spirit should take in the Winter Joy concert being presented by Eclectica Community Choir.
The well-established local choral group will perform at Martin Exeter Hall on Dec. 9 at 2 p.m., as a fundraiser for 100 Mile House Food Bank Society and Loaves & Fishes Outreach.
Doors open at 1:30 p.m., and for the first 30 minutes, the Adult Community Concert Band under the direction of Jack Fellner will have the stage.
At 2 p.m. the choir takes the spotlight to deliver its sweet renditions of many classic Christmas songs, as well as some fun Yuletide tunes.
Vocal solos will be interspersed throughout the program and teen musician Daven Mapson will accompany the choir on the organ for one number.
The Christmas concert is a long-standing staple of the community choir, which also presents a fundraiser concert each spring for a different charity.
Choir co-chair and secretary Helen Lennox-Lau says her group has been practising hard for the performance and is looking forward to it.
"It's a happy atmosphere and it puts everyone into the Christmas mood. That's what we're trying to do."
Admission to the concert is by cash donation, but non-perishable food items will also be accepted.
