You never know who will show up on the stage at the Holiday Concert!

Ring in the holiday season with the UNC Asheville Music Department's annual Holiday Concert at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, in UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. The concert will feature UNC Asheville student musical groups performing traditional, secular and sacred holiday carols. Admission is $5 at the door. The event is open to the public.

UNC Asheville's Brass Quintet and Smokey Bones will perform seasonal music in the lobby as guests arrive for the concert.

The String Quartet will kick off the show with Trepak and the Arabian Dance from "The Nutcracker." The String Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble will perform "Coventry Carol" and "The Journey of the Magi."

UNC Asheville's Flute Choir will perform Cameron Pearce's "Still, Still Still" and Catherine McMichael's "Pat A Pan." The Classic Touch Orchestra will perform the traditional carols "Jingle Bells," "Sleigh Ride" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."

UNC Asheville's Jazz Choir will sing "Christmas Time is Here" by Guaraldi and Tini's rendition of "Jingle Bells." The University Singers will follow with Tate's "Kaki Lambe," Arnold's "The Bells" and Derksen's "Halleluyah."

UNC Asheville's Concert Band will perform a Christmas medley that includes an audience sing-a-long. All the University musicians and vocalists will take the stage to conclude the program with the Halleluiah Chorus.

For more information, call UNC Asheville's Music Department at 828/251-6432.