A kids choir sings to open up the Community Church Christmas service on the Square in Oxford, Miss. on Sunday, December 24, 2023. (©Bruce Newman)

Fish Robinson raises a chalice at the Community Church Christmas service on the Square in Oxford, Miss. on Sunday, December 24, 2023. (©Bruce Newman)

David Huckaby, left, lights a candle as Tori Huckaby, with Olivia, reads a Biblical passage during the Community Church Christmas service on the Square in Oxford, Miss. on Sunday, December 24, 2023. (©Bruce Newman)

The flame from candles is passes around during the Community Church Christmas service on the Square in Oxford, Miss. on Sunday, December 24, 2023. (©Bruce Newman)