Christmas at Asbury is a season filled with wonder, reflection, and the joyful hope of Christ. Through Songs of the Season, Christmas with the Browns, and other campus traditions, we seek to rekindle the enchantment of the Advent season.
What is Christmas with the Browns? In this Asbury Christmas tradition, President Kevin Brown and his wife, Maria, host chapel for a Christmas themed light-hearted skit for our students. This year’s Christmas with the Browns will be December 4th. Enjoy last year’s Christmas with the Browns Chapel.
What is Songs of the Season? This event is a distinct Asbury experience, engaging our minds and hearts in contemplation, celebration, and worship. This year’s theme is ‘He Will Come’ and will be presented in three parts: He Will Come, Christ is Born, and We Remember.
The music and the readings will walk through the Advent season as we reflect on our need for a savior, the humble circumstances of Christ’s birth into a dark world longing for light, and the joy and challenge we find in carrying his light as we proclaim His kingdom.
Associate Professor of Music Dr. Nathan Miller ’05 serves as the orchestra director and coordinator of the event.
The Asbury University Music and English Departments welcomed the public to a free Christmas concert on Friday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Hughes Auditorium.
The theme reflects the narrative arc of Scripture and mirrors the historic three-part proclamation of the Church:
“He Will Come” echoes the long expectation of the Messiah throughout the Old Testament—prophecies such as Isaiah 9:2–7 and Micah 5:2 that look forward in hope to God’s promised Savior. “Christ Is Born” celebrates the fulfillment of that promise in passages such as Luke 2:1–20 and John 1:14. “We Remember” invites us to respond in worship and faith today, holding to the New Testament’s promise that Christ will come again (Revelation 21:1–5; Acts 1:9–11).
Songs of the Season is a wonderful gift to the community. It fosters an atmosphere that is both worshipful and sacred — attributes that characterize the best of the Advent season and our hope and celebration of Jesus Christ as Emmanuel, God with us (Matthew 1:23).”