HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 2, 2014 – High Point University is continuing its tradition of welcoming neighbors and community members to campus to celebrate the holidays together with the Fourth Annual Community Christmas. The event will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 18 and 19 and feature a wide variety of complimentary entertainment, hot food, Christmas decorations and fellowship.
Last year, the university welcomed 10,000 people to campus for Community Christmas. The event is free and open to all ages. It is highlighted this month in Greensboro’s O.Henry Magazine as “Worth the Drive to High Point.”
This year, attendees will enjoy:
• A life-size nativity scene
• Christmas lights and decorations
• Visits and photos with Santa, who will give a gift to each child
• Hot chocolate and Christmas cookies
• Hot food in the Slane Center and Wanek Center
• Carriage rides with Clydesdale horses
• Performances by local choirs
• Arcade games
• Crafts for children
• Elves and Santa’s woodsmen on the Promenade
“We are High Point’s University,” says Dr. Nido Qubein, HPU president. “We look forward each year to celebrating this special season with our friends throughout our great city.”
The following groups are scheduled to perform at the event: First Presbyterian Church Memorial Handbell Choir, Tri-City Christian Academy Handbell Choir, The Piedmont Triad String Duo, Penn-Griffin School for the Arts, High Point Central High School Choir, Welborn Middle School Choir, Wesleyan Christian Academy, Parkview Elementary Choir, Christ United Methodist Church, Shadybrook Elementary Choir, Wheatmore High School, local artist Tricia Covington and harpist Bonnie Bach.