HONESDALE AND HAWLEY, PA — The Wayne Choralaires will welcome the holidays with this year’s concert, “The Joy of Christmas,” to be performed on Sunday, November 29, at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church, 11th and Church streets in Honesdale; and Sunday, December 6, at 2:30 p.m. at B.V.M. Queen of Peace Church, Church and Chestnut streets, Hawley.

The program includes a variety of sacred and secular holiday tunes, beginning with the ancient Latin hymn, “Hodie Christus Natus Est: Christ is born today!” Other songs in the first half will include “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” a holiday medley, and an unusual arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from the “Nutcracker Suite.” Second-half songs include “Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light” and a variety of carols. During intermission, Jim Willow will provide flute selections. The director is Patricia Spoor, and Melissa Robbins will be the piano accompanist. Robbins also accompanies the Chancel Choir of Honesdale’s Central United Methodist Church.