Organist Christopher Arp will play a Christmas-themed organ concert at Dysart’s Zion Lutheran Church on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, beginning at 2 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

DYSART – Christmas carols ‘past, present and future’ will soon fill the air at Zion Lutheran Church.

Tama County native and North Tama High School Class of 2004 graduate Christopher Arp will play a solo organ concert entitled “Mirth, Majesty, and Marley: Christmas Carols Past, Present & Future” at Zion Lutheran in Dysart next Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, beginning at 2 p.m. Arp is currently organist and choir director at Swedesburg Lutheran Church near Mt. Pleasant where he has worked since November 2019. He is the son of Richard Arp and the late Deborah Arp (former K-5 vocal instructor at South Tama Schools).

Arp’s concert will explore Christmas music new and old with a nod to Charles Dickens’ classic novella “A Christmas Carol.”

“Join us for an afternoon celebrating the sounds of the season, including the singing of several Christmas Carols,” an announcement for the concert proclaims.

Arp graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance from the University of Iowa. He also holds a Spanish degree from Luther College. He has studied organ with Dr. Greg Hand at the University of Iowa and Dr. Gregory Peterson at Luther College. Arp has played organs in Spain, Germany, and across the United States and has been an active choral musician for many years. He is a lifetime member of the American Guild of Organists.

“Mirth, Majesty, and Marley” is free and open to the public. A free will offering will be collected for Arp’s planned 2026 pilgrimage to Santiago, Spain. A reception with refreshments will follow the conclusion of the concert in the church’s fellowship hall.

Zion Lutheran Church is located at 800 S Main Street in Dysart.