OGDENSBURG -- Ogdensburg's Pro Musica choral group is set to perform its 49th Christmas Concert on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. with director Richard Patton and accompanist Christine Bookman.

They will play at First Presbyterian Church.

In addition to traditional American Christmas songs, this year the choir will also be performing “Meli Keliki Maka” from Hawaii and a number of songs with international origins, including places like England, Poland, Wales, Spain, Africa and Ukraine. Students of Ogdensburg area elementary schools, directed by Angela Dwyer, will once again accompany the choir in what promises to be a fun evening of traditional and modern music.

Pro Musica was formed in 1967 by Reuel Gifford, the organist and director of the Men and Boys choir of St. John's Episcopal Church, and Sally Bibbens, organist and choir director of the Congregational Church. With modest beginnings, and audiences of sometimes even just four, the group has since grown to accommodate members of the community from all walks of life who enjoy the fellowship of choir singing. Pro Musica now performs to audiences of more than 200 twice a year, in spring and for Christmas. After Bibbens’ death in 1989, a small scholarship was established for a graduating senior from OFA who has excelled in choral music, funded by proceeds from the group’s concerts.