Utah composer Kurt Bestor, ahead of his Christmas shows, talks about music, tradition and 'giving back'

For people in Utah, Kurt Bestor is as much a part of Christmas as Temple Square lights and traffic jams getting to Temple Square lights. The composer and musician, 61, has been performing his holiday concerts in Salt Lake City for 32 Decembers — the last three, including this year, at the Eccles Theater.

In an interview with yours truly, Bestor talks about how the holiday tradition started, how he resists being pigeonholed as “Mr. Christmas,” and how he works to give back by performing at hospitals and for veterans groups.

Read it here, at sltrib.com.