“Monarch Tidings” will be held Thursday at John Marshall High School. Pictured are, from left, seated, Samantha Howard, Gracen Cline and Alina Holliday. Standing from left are Gianni Oliveto, Ash Roth and AJ Pintus. (Photo Provided)

The John Marshall High School Music Department is inviting the public to celebrate the holiday season at a combined Christmas concert. The eighth annual Monarch Tidings is on Thursday at 6 p.m., in the JMHS Center for Performing Arts in Glen Dale.

This student-produced, one-day-only event will feature selections from a combination of groups including Concert Band, Steel Band, Percussion Ensemble, Concert Choir, Monarch Choir, Women’s Ensemble, Men’s Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra, Electric String Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra. WJMH Media student Ash Roth will serve as the host of the show.

Festive tunes such as “Sleigh Bells Jingling” and “Sparkling Lights” along with well-known favorites “I’ll Know It’s Christmas,” “Mele Kalikimaka” and “Step into Christmas” will deck the halls of the CPA with holiday cheer.

WJMH Media will record the concert, and the production will be shown in its entirety on the WJMH Media YouTube channel beginning on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Monarch Tidings can also be viewed on Christmas Eve from 7-8 p.m. on WTRF ABC Ohio Valley and again on Christmas morning from 6-7 a.m. on WTRF ABC Ohio Valley.

WLU-TV, West Liberty University’s TV station on Xfinity channel 14, and topperstation.com will air the show around Christmastime. This holiday concert, sponsored by the Karl and Mildred Niekamp Charitable Foundation, is open to the public and an admission fee will be charged.

Tickets can be purchased at the door, which opens at 5:30 p.m. Anyone showing their personalized Marshall County Schools Activity Pass will get free admission. Adult admission is $10, Student (K-12) admission is $5, and children 5 and under are free.