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The First Presidency Announces 2025 Christmas Devotional

The broadcast is prerecorded and will not include a live, ticketed event

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The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites individuals, families and friends to watch the First Presidency’s annual Christmas devotional broadcast on Sunday, December 7, 2025.

The Christ-centered devotional will include messages from Church leaders and music performed by The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.

This year, the broadcast will not be a live, ticketed event open to the public. Instead, the broadcast was prerecorded on the set of the Church’s “Savior of the World” production in Salt Lake City. 

How to View

Areas of the Church may determine a date and time for viewing that best serve the members. The devotional may be downloaded from ChurchofJesusChrist.org to be viewed later. It may also be accessed from broadcasts.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Local Christmas programs may use all or part of the devotional.

Stream Broadcast

On Sunday, December 7, at 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, the broadcast will be streamed on the following channels:

Various stations and internet sites throughout the world will also carry the devotional. Check local program listings for availability in your area. See the broadcast schedule for rebroadcast dates and other details. Decisions about gathering to watch the Christmas devotional in meetinghouses will be left to the discretion of local leaders.

On Demand

Video and audio recordings of the devotional will be archived for on-demand viewing on Gospel Library (in 60 languages). Video and audio recordings in most languages, as well as text in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, will be available in about a week. These recordings may be used as part of local unit or family Christmas celebrations and gatherings.

Language Versions of This Notice

Chinese | French | German | Italian | Japanese | Korean | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish