Celebrate the holidays with music and charity at the 29th annual ‘Sounds of the Season’

Mercy Health Foundation Southeast will host its annual "Sounds of the Season" concert Sunday, Dec. 1, at Discover Life Church, 254 S. Silver Springs Road in Cape Girardeau. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. and the event, featuring a range of musical and vocal performances, will start at 3 p.m.

"Sounds of the Season" is now in its 29th year of supporting cancer patients through the Mercy Health Foundation Southeast Cancer Care Fund. The event was first organized in 1994 by Jerry Ford, a local musician and businessman, in honor of his brother, who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.

This year's performers include Casie Janet Blattner, Dr. Andrew Moore, Clayton Hahs, Encore Dance Academy, Brothers Walker and Kate Broeckling. KFVS12 television personalities Crystal Britt and Jeffrey Bullard will serve as this year’s celebrity emcees.

Tickets for the concert are priced at $10 and can be purchased at the door or online at mercyhealthfoundation.net/southeast. Donations of $150 or more will earn free tickets and recognition in the concert program. Sponsorship opportunities are available, with a deadline of Monday, Nov. 25, for program recognition.

For those unable to attend in person, "Sounds of the Season" will be broadcast on KFVS at 10:35 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22; and at 5 and 6 a.m. and 3 and 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25. Additional broadcasts will air on KFVS-TOO at 7 a.m., noon and 5 p.m. Dec. 25.