The John Marshall High School Music Department is pleased to invite the public to celebrate the holiday season at a combined Christmas concert. The 8th annual Monarch Tidings is on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at 6:00 pm, in the JMHS Center for Performing Arts in Glen Dale.
This student-produced, one-day-only event will feature selections from a combination of groups including Concert Band, Steel Band, Percussion Ensemble, Concert Choir, Monarch Choir, Women’s Ensemble, Men’s Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra, Electric String Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra. WJMH Media student Ash Roth will serve as the host of the show.
Festive tunes such as "Sleigh Bells Jingling" and "Sparkling Lights" along with well-known favorites “I'll Know It's Christmas,” “Mele Kalikimaka” and “Step into Christmas” will deck the halls of the CPA with holiday cheer.
WJMH Media will record the concert, and the production will be shown in its entirety on the WJMH Media YouTube channel beginning on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Monarch Tidings can also be viewed on Christmas Eve from 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm on WTRF ABC Ohio Valley and again on Christmas morning from 6:00 until 7:00 on WTRF ABC Ohio Valley. WLU-TV, West Liberty University’s TV station on Xfinity channel 14, and topperstation.com will air the show around Christmastime.
The holiday concert, sponsored by the Karl and Mildred Niekamp Charitable Foundation, is open to the public and an admission fee will be charged. Tickets can be purchased at the door, which opens at 5:30 pm. Anyone showing their personalized Marshall County Schools Activity Pass will get free admission. Adult admission is $10, Student (K-12) admission is $5, and children 5 and under are free.
Enhance your Christmas Season by attending Monarch Tidings. Any type of recording or social media posting of the concert is prohibited.