Sing! An Irish Christmas

Join Redeemer Church and Keith and Kristyn Getty for Sing! An Irish Christmas live at the Stanley

UTICA, N.Y. (Aug. 21, 2023) – The Gettys’ 2023 Christmas Tour will be live with a night of music at The Stanley Theatre on December 8, at 7:00 p.m.

Join Ireland’s own Keith and Kristyn Getty, known for modern hymns and carols such as In Christ Alone, Power of the Cross, and Christ Our Hope in Life and Death, for their seventh annual tour of Sing! An Irish Christmas. As featured on Public Television to over 45 million households, the Getty’s are joined by their band of virtuosic instrumentalists fusing Celtic, Bluegrass, Americana, Modern and Classical music along with cultural dance and the choral sounds of the holiday. Come sing along with Keith & Kristyn and special guests, for an evening that unites tradition and innovation in a vibrant celebration of the season!

Keith and Kristyn Getty occupy a unique space in the world of music today as preeminent modern hymn writers. In re-inventing the traditional hymn form, they have created a catalogue of songs teaching Christian doctrine and crossing the genres of traditional, classical, folk and contemporary composition which are sung the world over.

“In Christ Alone” (penned by Keith and long-time writing partner, Stuart Townend) holds the #1 position of most-frequently-sung in UK churches for the past 9 consecutive years. It was voted the #2 best-loved hymn of all time in the UK according to a BBC Songs of Praise national survey and among the top 5 hymns of all time by the UK Hymns Society. According to CCLI, it is estimated that 40 to 50 million people sing “In Christ Alone” in church services each year— which does not include the unique reach the catalog has into traditional and classical contexts, as well as the popularity of the song throughout Asia.

The Gettys’ hymns are used increasingly both in contemporary and traditional circles, being included in most modern hymnbooks (with a number of these now listing “Getty” as the most-featured composers), while in the more contemporary church, more than 60 of their songs are featured on top 2,000 CCLI charts between the UK and USA.

The Gettys’ Irish Christmas show, touring annually since 2011, is built around their Christmas church music catalog, as well as their love for historic carols and congregational singing. The tour, playing to some 40,000-50,000 people each year, has featured annual sold out performances at Carnegie Hall, as well as performances at many of the top concert venues in the US, including the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. In 2015, the Joy – An Irish Christmas television special was featured on Public Television and broadcast to 45+ million homes across the United States. The television special has also been broadcast on BBC and internationally.

Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, August 25 at 10:00 a.m. and will be available online at ticketmaster.com, in person at the Box Office and by phone 315-724-4000. Tickets start at $14.00, including fees.