LYNN – The sounds of caroling children are as familiar to the holiday season as mistletoe and candy canes, but when it comes to the North Shore Christian School’s annual Christmas Concert, Jingle Bells is one tradition that will be nowhere to be found.Entering his 25th year as Choral Director, Assistant Headmaster Larry Kamp says the true message of the holidays is not contained in the commercial Christmas jingles we have grown accustomed to, but in more traditional, lesser known scores that he spends months uncovering for the yearly performance.”Our music program reflects the ethos of the school, an unashamed Christian world view,” Kamp said. “The fun stuff tends to drown out the serious side of what we are trying to do. We try to reclaim our faith and heritage in a time that has been adopted by Madison Avenue and Wall Street. You can’t blame them, it is what keeps their jobs going.”Starting in the spring of each year, Kamp, a lifelong musician who also teaches adult chorus classes along with piano lessons, says he begins looking for new music that possesses the true meaning of this time of year.He searches through online music databases; along with music he has access to as a member of the chorus guild, choosing both contemporary scores and hymns from as far back as the Renaissance – anything that tells the true story of the season.The school chorus is made up of three sections, kindergarten and first graders, elementary school students in grades two-four, and middle school kids in grades five-eight. The concert is voluntary, but Kamp says most children are excited to participate.When choosing and teaching the music, he treats the students as colleagues, not subjects, and tries to get the true message across, even if it is a little bit more somber than the students are used to.Some of his songs address powerful messages such as death and resurrection, while others celebrate the foundation of the holiday.”I want the songs to be musically challenging. This year, we are combining our two older choruses for the first time,” he said. “The Renaissance Christmas music is a chance to show them another world that they would not know otherwise.”While NSCS is a Christian school, Kamp said the concert occasionally features a Hanukkah song, and frequently includes older Hebrew hymns. While modern society has created an obvious distinction between Christian and Jewish faith, Kamp says the two entities are very similar in their ideals, acting essentially as one for thousands of years, and the two holidays should be recognized as a unified celebration of the past.”Because of the close connection (between Jewish and Christian faith) we have more in common than we have apart. So much of the music and the lessons we learn are from the Hebrew Bible,” he said. “The holidays are really holy days, and were never met (to grow apart), so anything we can do to pull them back together and celebrate both religions we will do.”Kamp says one of the most enjoyable things about teaching music is realizing when a student attempts a solo for the first time, and the other students look over in awe. The concert will feature an alumnus and Gordon College student, who will play organ.”Music in school is the last audience participation thing in America. We can go watch a Celtics game or watch a Patriots game, but students actually can participate in the chorus,” he said.The concert will take place at 7:30 on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at the Washington Street Baptist church. The event is free and open to the public.