• Musical concert. Musical concert and Christmas program will be 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, at Little Ezekiel Missionary Baptist Church on Lindsay Road in Tanner. Taste of the Year Foods served after the service. Pastor is Charles N. Simmons.

• “Nativity by Candlelight.” Full Gospel Tabernacle Community Christian Church will host “Nativity by Candlelight” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, at the church, 17470 Seven Mile Post Road, Athens. The event features a candlelit Christmas display, a story of Christmas, hot cocoa and cookies for visitors and a Christmas sing-a-long. More information: Pastor Joe, 256-262-3052; https://bit.ly/FGTCCC.

• Soulful Christmas. Little Elk Missionary Baptist Church will hold “Soulful Christmas” 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, at the church at 4692 Snake Road, Athens. Timothy Bumpus of Nations Harvest and Let’s Make It Happen Ministries will be guest minister of music. Dr. Eugene C. English, pastor of Little Elk MBC, will deliver the sermon.

• Christmas Eve service. Tanner United Methodist Church will hold Christmas Eve communion service 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24, at the church, 19607 Huntsville-Browns Ferry Road, Athens.

• New Year celebration. Hindu Cultural Center of North Alabama will host a New Year’s celebration starting 11 p.m. Dec. 31 with Bhajan and a special arati at midnight to welcome the new year. The temple at 14800 Vishnu Way in Harvest will be open 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Jan. 1 with Archana each hour. Noted events during the New Year’s Day celebration include Sri Mahalakshmi Havan at 10:30 a.m., Sri Jagannath Puja at 11:30 a.m., Arati and Prasad at 1 p.m., Archana at 2:30 p.m. and Ganapati Abhisekam Alankara, Bhajan, Archana, Arati and Prasad from 6–8 p.m. Sponsorship is $151; Archana is $21. More information: https://www.hccna.com.

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