Registration for free tickets to the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square's 2026 Christmas concerts opened Monday and runs through Nov. 15, with the 360-member volunteer choir set to perform Dec. 17, 18 and 19 at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. Tickets are required for admission but cost nothing, and winners are chosen through a random selection process rather than first-come, first-served sign-ups.
The registration window, which runs from Nov. 2 through Nov. 15, was confirmed by the Church of Jesus Christ Newsroom, which also reported that tickets are complimentary but required and will be distributed through a random selection process, with a limit of four tickets per household. Those chosen will have their tickets distributed by Dec. 1, according to the same release. Each evening's concert begins at 8 p.m. MST, and admission is open to those eight years old and older.
The Church Newsroom reported that the shows will be led by Mack Wilberg, the choir's music director, and associate music director Ryan Murphy. As KSL reported, the 200-member Orchestra at Temple Square will join the 360-voice choir onstage. For those who miss out on the drawing, a standby line will form in the Tabernacle on Temple Square 90 minutes before the 8 p.m. start, per the Newsroom.
Entry Rules Carry a Notable Wrinkle
The official rules governing the giveaway add some fine print worth knowing before signing up. Per the sweepstakes rules posted on thetabernaclechoir.org, entry is open to legal residents of the 50 states and the District of Columbia who are at least 18 or the age of majority in their state, whichever is older, and no purchase is necessary to enter or win. The same rules state that tickets are for personal use only and may not be sold, and that a potential winner who fails to respond within seven days of the sponsor's initial email notification may be disqualified.
The official sweepstakes rules specify one entry per person and state that their terms govern any conflict with marketing or entry materials.
Who's Performing, and Who Isn't Yet Confirmed
Unlike past years, this year's concert has not yet revealed its headline guest. The station's report notes that the 2026 guest has not yet been announced, a departure from the lineup reveals that typically accompany registration news. Previous Christmas concerts have brought in Tony Award winners including Stephanie J. Block, Kristin Chenoweth, Lea Salonga and Santino Fontana, as outlined by Deseret News.
Last year's production, titled “Peace on Earth: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir,” featured Stephanie J. Block alongside her husband, Broadway and television actor Sebastian Arcelus, the same report noted. That 2025 concert remains part of this season's broadcast lineup even as the new live shows approach, giving audiences a way to revisit it while they wait on word of who will join the choir onstage this December.
Multiple Ways to Watch From Home
Viewers who don't land tickets — or who live outside Utah — will have several options to catch the choir's holiday programming without setting foot in the Conference Center. The Newsroom confirmed that the choir will appear in “The Light of Christmas,” a holiday special airing Dec. 17 on the CW Network, and that CBS will air “Voices of Hope” the day after Christmas, featuring performances from the choir's benefit concert at the Hollywood Bowl.
Last year's concert will also continue circulating through the holidays: it streams on the PBS app and PBS YouTube pages from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day and airs on BYUtv in December, according to the Newsroom's release. Whether applicants land one of the coveted in-person seats or watch from the couch, the choir's stated goal remains straightforward. Michael O. Leavitt said the choir's objective is to celebrate the life and birth of Jesus Christ, adding there's no better way to celebrate Christmas than with the music that reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas.
