The Ditchfield Family Singers return to the Manatee Players for an afternoon of Christmas songs Wednesday.

Stephen, Bernice and the whole singing family will bring Christmas cheer to the downtown Bradenton theater with a mix of traditional and contemporary yuletide classics.

"As a family, we spend a lot of time together. We travel together, we sing together, we eat together, we laugh and cry together," reads a statement issued by The Ditchfield Family Singers. "But of all the times and experiences we've been blessed to share with each other, there is none more special to us than being together at Christmas."

Details: 2 p.m. Dec. 12, Manatee Players, 102 12th St. W., Bradenton. Tickets: $25 for adults and $11 for ages 12 and under. Information: 941-748-5875 or manateeplayers.com.

--Wade Tatangelo