The Santa Ynez Valley Chorale , under the direction of Hyejin Jung, will present its annual holiday concert — “Bells of Christmas” — on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3:30 p.m., at Santa Ynez Valley High School, 2975 Mission Drive, Solvang.

Tickets are $20 and available atwww.syvchorale.org , from Chorale members, at the Book Loft in Solvang, or at the door.

This year’s program features six selections from “The Bells of Santa Ynez,” a well-loved cantata by Paul Weston, and inspired by his first visit to the valley over 60 years ago. The full cantata, with all 14 numbers, was famously performed during Solvang’s Danish Days celebration — the event that inspired this season’s concert theme.

Several longtime Chorale members who participated in those early performanc

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