“Messiah,” George Frederic Handel’s great oratorio, has become a ubiquitous part of Christmas celebrations worldwide — and yet it was written for Easter. Only the first third of “Messiah” is about the ...

Christ Church in Short Hills will present a Special Holiday Concert featuring George Frideric Handel’s Messiah (Part 1) on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 4:00 pm. The performance, conducted by guest ...

Handel’s “Messiah” is for the world a celebration of Christmas — regardless of religious beliefs or no — and performed everywhere. In Vermont, one of the least religious states in the country, this ...

Conductor Lisa Jablow, like many Vermonters, doesn’t consider herself religious. And yet, “Messiah,” Handel’s musical telling of the story of Jesus Christ, remains an irreplaceable part of her life.