Sutton Foster, Hugh Bonneville to perform with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Younger actress Sutton Foster and Downton Abbey icon Hugh Bonneville will be the featured guest artist and narrator at this year's Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concerts.

The shows featuring Orchestra at Temple Square and Bells on Temple Square are scheduled to take place Dec. 14-16 in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City.

"Each year, there is a new theme for the Christmas concert, which magnifies the strengths of our guest artists. With Sutton Foster and Hugh Bonneville headlining the concert, audiences will experience a full-scale production of world-class music, dance, and storytelling with amazing visual effects in the Conference Center," Mormon Tabernacle Choir President Ron Jarrett said in a statement. 

"Sutton Foster's crystal-clear voice and vibrant stage presence will pair wonderfully with the choir and orchestra. She will be an absolute delight for audiences," added music director Mack Wilberg. "We are equally privileged to have the multitalented Hugh Bonneville as a narrator bringing to life a story specially tailored to him about joy and peace at Christmas."