Christmas in Douglasville: Check Out Yuletide Singers at Courthouse

For the 16th consecutive year, the Douglas County Courthouse Atrium will be filled with the sounds of children singing during the holidays.

Weekdays between Wednesday, Dec. 3 and Friday, Dec. 19, groups from schools in Douglas County will perform beginning at 12:15 p.m. on the Grand Staircase of the Courthouse Atrium. Their music will resound through the 165-foot high Atrium, filling the Courthouse with the sounds of the season; 25 groups will perform this year.

The concerts are a holiday tradition. They give schools an unique public venue to show off the musical talents of their students which help them develop their musical and performance abilities, as well as their self-confidence. The concerts will be broadcast live on dctv23, and simulcast live on www.CelebrateDouglasCounty.com.

The taped broadcast of each individual concert will then be posted on dctv23.com for many replays. Every Douglas County public school receives an invitation to perform and a performance time is scheduled for every chorus that wishes to perform.

Seating is available in the Atrium, and the concerts are open to the public with free admission.

Douglas County Chairman Tom Worthan stated: “We are pleased and proud to be able to present the talents of Douglas County youth for all of our citizens to see and enjoy. It is wonderful to hear children’s voices lifted in song, and their spirits lifted in celebration. The Christmas Concerts in the Courthouse are enjoyed by thousands of our citizens in person and on dctv23 each year, and are a wonderful way to celebrate the most joyous of seasons.”.

• Wednesday, Dec. 3: Turner Middle School Chorus (12:15 p.m.); Douglas Co. High School Fa-Side a cappella Chorus (12:45 p.m.)
• Thursday, Dec. 4: Colonial Hills Christian School Chorus (12:15 p.m.); Chapel Hill Middle School Select Chorus (12:45 p.m.)
• Friday, Dec. 5: Beulah Elementary School Chorus (12:15 p.m.); Fairplay Middle School Chorus (12:45 p.m.)
• Monday, Dec. 8: Mason Creek Middle School Chorus (12:15 p.m.).
• Tuesday, Dec. 9: Dorsett Shoals Elementary School Chorus (12:15 p.m.); Chapel Hill Elementary School Chorus (12:45 p.m.)
• Wednesday, Dec. 10: South Douglas Elementary School Chorus (12:15 p.m.); Winston Elementary School Chorus (12:45 p.m.)
• Thursday, Dec. 11: Bright Star Elementary School Chorus (12:15 p.m.); Arbor Station Elementary School Chorus (12:45 p.m.)
• Friday, Dec. 12: Burnett Elementary School Chorus (12:15 p.m.); Mirror Lake Elementary School Chorus (12:45 p.m.)
• Monday, Dec. 15: New Manchester Elementary School Chorus (12:15 p.m.); Alexander High School Chorus (12:45 p.m.)
• Tuesday, Dec. 16: Chapel Hill High School Chorus (12:15 p.m.); Sweetwater Elementary School Chorus (12:45 p.m.)
• Wednesday, Dec. 17: Mt. Carmel Elementary School Chorus (12:15 p.m.); Bill Arp Elementary School Chorus (12:45 p.m.)
• Thursday, Dec. 18: Annette Winn Elementary School Chorus (12:15 p.m.); Brighten Academy Chorus (12:45 p.m.)
• Friday, Dec. 19: Lithia Springs Elementary School Chorus (12:15 p.m.); Eastside Elementary School Chorus (12:45 p.m.)