Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings

Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings at Unity Temple on the Plaza

Fountain City Quartet gives familiar Christmas carols a different voice: four string players and no sung lyrics. On December 20, Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings brings its approximately sixty-minute program and flameless LED candles to the Sanctuary of Unity Temple on the Plaza in Kansas City.

Hearing "Carol of the Bells" or "O Holy Night" arranged for violin, viola, and cello reveals layers you don't catch in a full-choir setting. The interplay between instruments brings out harmonies and countermelodies that often get buried, while pieces like "Silent Night" and "Away in a Manger" take on a quieter, more reflective character. It's the same music you've known for years, but the quartet format gives each carol room to breathe.

The sixty-minute program includes "Deck the Halls," "Joy to the World," "The First Noel," "The Twelve Days of Christmas," among its advertised selections, bringing variety to the hour-long program. Candlelight adds atmosphere, and the compact runtime makes this an easy choice for a seasonal date or a focused dose of holiday music.

At Unity Temple on the Plaza, the quartet and LED candlelight keep the focus on familiar melodies in a fresh instrumental setting. For a gentle December 20 holiday date, get tickets to hear Christmas Carols on Strings.