Toronto - The Toronto Children's Chorus' annual Christmas concerts at Roy Thomson Hall are a cherished tradition! The award-winning chorus, celebrating its 30^th anniversary season, returns on Saturday, December 15 at 2:00 p.m. with another enchanting program of timeless carols and seasonal classics. Artistic Director Elise Bradley leads more than 300 choristers - age 7 to 17 - in A Chorus Christmas, with a stellar line-up of special guests, including True North Brass; Judy Loman, harp; Mary Carol Nugent, viola; Giles Tomkins, bass-baritone; Leonie Wall, flute; Winona Zelenka, cello; and Russell Hartenberger, percussion.

The Toronto Children's Chorus is recognized as one of the world's leading choral ensembles for children. Each year, over 300 children aged 7-17, are given unique opportunities to perform in local, regional, national and international venues. This has included triumphant debuts at Carnegie Hall (1994), the Kennedy Center (1995), Sydney Opera House (1999), Philadelphia's Kimmel Center (2001), and Royal Albert Hall (2002).

The Toronto Children's Chorus was founded in 1978 by Jean Ashworth Bartle who retired as its Music Director at the end of the 2006-2007 season. The TCC tours widely and has won numerous first-place awards, including the Welsh International Musical Eisteddfod and the Let The Peoples Sing Competition. In Spring 2006 the choir won first place as Canada's leading children's choir in CBC/Radio Canada's 16^th National Competition for Amateur Choirs-the sixth time in its history to win this award.

The choir's repertoire embraces an extensive range of musical genres and has commissioned more than twenty new Canadian works. It has performed with such internationally known conductors as Sir Andrew Davis, the late Elmer Iseler, Sir Simon Rattle, Helmuth Rilling, Bramwell Tovey and Sir David Willcocks. The choir has produced 12 CD recordings, including the newly released How Sweet the Sound for Treble Voices and Orchestra, and Mahler's Symphony No. 8 with the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. The choir has also been broadcast on CBC, BBC Wales and the Australian Broadcasting Commission.