Photo gallery: Christmas Concert at San Xavier
Sons of Orpheus - The Male Choir of Tucson and Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus performed during the 14th annual Christmas Concert at San Xavier Tuesday evening.
Christmas Concert at San Xavier
Christmas Concert at San Xavier
Christmas Concert at San Xavier
Christmas Concert at San Xavier
Christmas Concert at San Xavier
Christmas Concert at San Xavier
Christmas Concert at San Xavier
Christmas Concert at San Xavier
Christmas Concert at San Xavier
Christmas Concert at San Xavier
Christmas Concert at San Xavier
This is the 14th season of the Christmas concerts at Mission San Xavier del Bac, the hottest ticket of the holiday season. Of all the holiday events in Tucson, this one probably goes the furthest back in time, mining medieval carols alongside works from the past three centuries.
There’s a time machine a few miles south of town. It’s called Mission San Xavier del Bac, and it has been standing there since 1797 or thereabouts.
It’s a surprise that San Xavier Mission is here at all. After all, why build a church this elaborate in a small village at the north end of no…
These are some of the questions I hear most often when I take visitors through San Xavier: