OLD BRIDGE — Dana Rogers, a native of Old Bridge who is a songwriting major at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, recently performed in the “Christmas at Belmont” concert at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center, a performance which was taped live and will air nationally this holiday season on PBS.
Two-time Grammy winner Kathy Mattea served as the host to the event that saw more than 700 student musicians join the Belmont School of Music faculty and the Nashville Children’s Choir for the annual production of traditional carols, classical masterworks, world music and light-hearted seasonal favorites.
The concert premiered on PBS on Dec. 21 with an encore broadcast scheduled for 9 p.m. Dec. 24.
This year’s edition includes both classic holiday music such as “Carol of the Bells” and “Little Drummer Boy” and festive seasonal songs such as “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?,” “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” and “Deck the Halls.”