The Christmas Gospel 2026

What's it about?

The Christmas Gospel The best voices from the Southern USA Black music and gripping gospel - masses as they are otherwise only celebrated in the USA. The feeling of Harlem, St. Louis and Jersey - will captivate you. 04.12. - 05.12.26 11.12. - 12.12.26 18.12., 19.12., 20.12.26 Start: 8:15 PM Karlskirche Wien Kreuzherreng. 1, 1040 Wien In a pre-Christmas atmosphere, you will hear the most famous songs from the repertoire of The Christmas Gospel. The selected voices of The Christmas Gospel present these with unparalleled intensity and quality. The Early Years The roots of black gospels and spirituals date back to the beginning of the 18th century. At that time, African slaves developed their first English-language hymns in the foreign land of America. At this time, they still had their very own moral ideas and religious convictions. The History of the Ensemble For almost twenty years we have traveled through the USA to proclaim the good news in churches and theaters. During this time, I was able to experience some of the best gospel singers America has to offer. But no matter where my travels took me, I always kept my ears open. In my own community in Harlem, the dream then arose to bring together some of the best American gospel singers as a group so that they could convey their spiritual fire to their brothers and sisters in Europe. Thanks to the help of our producers and organizers, we can now live this dream. When the singers of the ensemble "The Christmas Gospel" raise their crystal-clear voices to the highest registers both at the beginning and at the end of the concert, a shiver regularly runs through the audience. That is the spirit of gospel - is a frequently heard opinion about the performance of "The Christmas Gospel". But the classics of gospel such as "Oh Happy Day", Amazing Grace and "When the Saints" are of course also part of the ensemble's repertoire, which convinces above all with the balance of female and male voices. Gospel - classical and modern soul ballads - feeling and temperament unite here to create a fascinating experience. The different experiences that The Christmas Gospel has gathered on stage, as well as their well-known happy hand in selecting their singers, lead us to expect sold-out churches and concert halls for the upcoming tour of The Christmas Gospel after more than 500 concerts in Germany and Austria from 2000 to 2025. It is a concert - but the atmosphere of the famous services of the Black Churches makes the audience on the big Austria tour 2025 become part of the "community". It is the cheerful contemplation that makes these concerts of Christmas Gospel " an extraordinary event.