Singer Natalie Cole and historian David McCullough will be the guests at the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's annual Christmas concerts.

Free tickets are available for four events: a dress rehearsal Dec. 10 at 8 p.m.; concerts Dec. 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m.; and a broadcast of "Music and the Spoken Word," followed by a mini-concert, Dec. 13 at 9:30 a.m. All events are in the LDS Conference Center on Salt Lake City's North Temple Street, between Main Street and West Temple.

Those wishing to attend may register from 12:01 a.m. Oct. 17 to 11:59 p.m. Oct. 26. Visit lds.org/events any time, or call 801-570-0080 or 1-866-LDS-TIKS between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. All registrations will have an equal chance at receiving tickets in a random selection process. There is a limit of four tickets per household.

Cole is a nine-time Grammy Award winner whose hits include "This Will Be" and "Unforgettable," the latter a duet with her father, the late music legend Nat King Cole. McCullough won Pulitzer Prizes for his biographies of Harry S. Truman and John Adams; he also is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.