We will sing the entire Christmas portion of the oratorio and many choruses from Parts 2 and 3.

Christmas portion of Handel's "Messiah"; soloists; Owen Burdick, conductor.

The Christmas portion of "Messiah" can be heard in Saturday's 8 p.m. Candlelight Concert at Wesleyan University.

Christmas portion, by candlelight, followed by a carol sing-along.

Christmas portion of Handel's "Messiah."

Christmas portion and "Hallelujah" Chorus from Handel's "Messiah"; Gerald A. Brown, music director.

Its holiday concerts this weekend, conducted by Italo Marchini, hew to the model: the Christmas portion of "Messiah," plus lighter fare and a carol sing.

Christmas portion and "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah."

In Old Greenwich, meanwhile, the church choir has been augmented by community members to 200 voices, the better to project the Christmas portion of Handel's "Messiah."

Opening its 10th anniversary season, the New Choral Society presents what has become its annual performance of the Christmas portion of Handel's "Messiah."