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TAHLEQUAH OK - The Cherokee National Choir invites the public to a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. December 9 at the Northeastern State University Performing Arts Center at 7:00 p.m. Other featured performers include the Kingfisher family, The Cherokee Choir led by J.B. Dreadfulwater, and the Kenwood Emmanuel Baptist Church Choir. The event is free to the public. If you would like to contribute to the Cherokee Nation Holiday Food Drive, baskets will be placed in the foyer for collection.

The Cherokee National Choir is a group of 5th through 8th grade children selected from across the Cherokee Nation. In their first year, they have already performed for many special events hosted by the Cherokee Nation including the State of the Nation Address, the Miss Cherokee Pageant, and the Fall Harvest Gospel Concert. The choir represents the Cherokee Nation and is supported through the Cultural Resource Center.

Program Director, Jamie Geneva, says that the Cherokee National Choir reflects the richness of Cherokee pride through music performed in the native language.

"They are a beautiful group of children who represent our nation through their voices," says Geneva.

"They sound like little Cherokee angels," says Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. "I drop by their rehearsals some evenings, and it just lifts my spirits to see these kids proudly singing traditional songs. I’m looking forward to hearing their rendition of some Christmas carols."