The Most Inspiring Holiday Concert is in Manchester, NH

A classic holiday concert includes the classical glorious songs of Handel's Messiah.  If you want to try something fun, look up the lyrics. They are quite inspiring.

In haventoday.org, you can not only find the words to this masterpiece, but also the story of how the great composer, George Handel, came to write about this redemption.

Handel had it on a shelf for at least 18 months after his friend Charles Jennens gave him the gospel script.

One day, Handel took it off the shelf and became totally entrenched in creating music to match the lyrics.  For three weeks he ate, slept, and breathed only this project.

According to breakpoint.org, when Handel finished composing this wonderful work, he sobbed, shouting "I think that I did see all heaven before me, and the great God Himself!”

Handel knew he had created a masterpiece, and you can experience the raw emotions of this glorious musical journey, so profoundly important to the Christmas holiday tradition.

You know the chorus of "Alleluia, Alleluia...", as most people instantly recognize it and sing it in their head.

The Saint Joseph Cathedral in Manchester, New Hampshire, at 145 Lowell Street, will once again host a live concert featuring Handel's 'Messiah', and Vivaldi's 'Gloria'.

The concert is December 13 at 7pm. Tickets are $20 each and the acoustics will be fantastic.

The backstory of how these overwhelming pieces were created is equally thrilling.

Antonio Vivaldi wrote this timeless masterpiece "Gloria"  in gratitude for God's grace in the 4th century, and in Latin, according to beatcrave.com.

Experience first hand the power of these classical pieces as the Catholic Schools of New Hampshire proudly present Handel's Messiah, and Vivaldi's Gloria at St. Joseph's Cathedral on December 13.  Get your tickets at stjosephcathedralnh.org.