The Metropolitan Bells presents Need a Little Christmas 2018 three times this season.
Performances will be Thursday, Dec. 6, Fairview Baptist Church; 261 County Road 439, in Athens; Tuesday, Dec. 11, Brainerd Baptist Church, 300 Brookfield Ave., Chattanooga; and Tuesday, Dec. 18, Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. and are free to the public and donations will be accepted.
Other holiday performances include the Singing Christmas Tree with the Chattanooga Boys Choir on Dec. 1 at the Tivoli Theatre and Home for the Holidays with the Chattanooga Symphony, Dec. 15 and 16 at the Tivoli Theatre.
Ringers for 2018-2019 are Karen Bieberitz, Chris Forrester, Jo Grant, Becky Hall, Jad Johnson
Martha King, Debbie Larmore, Carole Millard, Noelle Myers, Becky Price, Hali Reynolds, Jan Reynolds, Sherry Shaver, and Julie Smith.
For the 2018 Holiday Concerts, the Metropolitan Bells are featuring several new arrangements of popular classics including Little Saint Nick, The Man with the Bag, and Holly Jolly Christmas. They will also ring in the season with Joy to the World, The First Noel, and Silent Night, as they celebrate their 25th year.