An annually beloved holiday-music tradition returns to the area as the professional vocal ensemble the Nova Singers presents its latest pair of A Nova Christmas concerts, with exciting and moving arrangements of favorite carols, traditional melodies, glorious ballads, and fascinating songs from around the world performed on December 13 at Davenport's St. Paul Lutheran Church and December 14 at Galesburg's First Lutheran Church.

With his many musical collaborators over the years including the likes of Wohn Waite, John Mellencamp, Wynonna Judd, Travis Tritt, and the Oak Ridge Boys, gifted percussionist David Northrup hosts the Louie Bellson Drummers Clinic and Pro Jam on December 15, with fellow musicians and music enthusiasts welcome to attend this special event featuring and hosted by the lauded Nashville session and touring drummer.

Capturing the simple soul of the artist's music through guitar, fiddle, and upright bass arrangements, tribute artist Layne Yost's John Denver Christmas celebrates the holiday season at the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center on December 13, with Yost, Carol McDowall, and Jon Shimoda providing stories woven within the music that give insight into Denver's remarkable life and legacy.

Appearing in a special Silvis Public Library program on December 14, Emmy Award-winning area filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle will host screenings of the entire short-film collection in their beloved Hero Street documentary series, the Celebrating History: Hero Street Documentary Film Series Centennial Event celebrating the eight young men from Silvis' block-and-a-half-long Second Street in Silvis collectively lost to World War II and the Korean War.