BETH SHALOM SYNAGOGUE: Hanukkah celebration, 6 p.m. tonight; Car menorah Parade, 5 p.m. Sunday, 5827 N. Trenholm Road. (803) 782-2500

CHRISTIAN LIFE CHURCH: Christmas on Broadway, 6 p.m. tonight and Sunday, 2700 Bush River Road. (803) 798-4488; www.christianlifecolumbia.com

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH: The 25th annual Columbia Christmas Pageant, 2 and 5 p.m. today and 4 p.m. Sunday, 1306 Hampton St. Free. (803) 256-4251; www.firstbaptistcolumbia.com

FRANCIS BURNS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: The Wonder of Christmas, 6 p.m. with a prelude at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 5616 Farrow Road. (803) 738-0865

LAKE MURRAY BAPTIST CHURCH: “This Man Called Jesus,” 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. today, Sunday, Dec. 15 and Dec. 16; 7:30 p.m. Friday, 1001 U.S. 378 West, Lexington. Free. (803) 356-4304

LAKE WATEREE BAPTIST CHURCH: Kids’ Night Out, 7-9:30 p.m. Friday, 5856 River Road, Ridgeway. (803) 337-2838

LIFE SPRINGS WORSHIP CENTER: Christmas musical “Glorious Noel,” 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, 5630 Platt Springs Road, Lexington. (803) 957-2221; www.lswc.com

MOUNT HOREB UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: “Son of the Highest,” a musical extravagana, 3:30 and 6 p.m. today and 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday, 1205 Old Cherokee Road, Lexington. (803) 359-3495

NORTHEAST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: Christmas Cantata, 9 and 11:15 a.m. Sunday, 601 Polo Road. (803) 788-5298; www.nepres.com

ST. JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH: Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration, 6 p.m. Tuesday; “Word on Fire” with facilitator Jay Lowry, 6:30-7:45 p.m. Wednesdays, 100 Polo Road. (803) 788-0811

ST. MARTIN’S-IN-THE-FIELDS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Advent choral evensong and holy eucharist, 6 p.m. Wednesday, 5220 Clemson Ave. (803) 787-0392; www.stmartinsinthefields.com

SAINT PETER’S CATHOLIC CHURCH: Advent and Christmas musical program, noon, today , 1521 Assembly St. (803) 779-0036

SANDHILL HEIGHTS BAPTIST: Live Nativity and Christmas Puppet Show, 6 p.m. Friday and Dec. 15, 2992 Bowen St., Elgin. (803) 438-0460

SAXE GOTHA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: Special childrens’ program “SPLASH Celebration for Jesus,” 9:45-10:30 a.m. Sunday, 5503 Sunset Blvd., Lexington. (803) 359-7770, ext. 21; www.saxegotha.org

SHANDON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: Advent Carol Singing, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, 607 Woodrow St. (803) 771-4408; www.shandonpres.org

SHANDON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Christmas portion of Handel’s “Messiah,” 8:45 and 11 a.m. Sunday, 3407 Devine St. (803) 256-8383; www.shandon-umc.org

TAYLOR MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH: End of the year gospel sing-out, 3 p.m. Sunday, 1004 Short St. (803) 254-4685

YELLOW ROCK HALL: Performance by Holy City Quartet and the Ken Clubb Singers, 7 p.m. tonight, 2211 Platt Springs Road, West Columbia. (803) 796-0682

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