Pictured here is Malley addressing the audience during the 22nd annual Keelan & Friends Christmastide Concert at Rosemont Alliance Church. in December, 2009. Seated behind him are the Holiday Concert Singers with noted accompanist Joan Allen at the piano.

Malley directing Silent Night with Betsy Bobenhouse playing the flute. A long shot scan of the 2009 concert event.

Beginning at historic St. Francis Chapel in December 1988, the Keelans and their talented friends have entertained thousands. Originally called "WinterFest" the first three years, it featured carols and solos of the holiday season, an abridged "Messiah" performance and other classical music offerings. It was renamed in 1991 as Keelan & Friends holiday carol music events and became a community tradition at St. Francis Chapel. When the chapel was sold to the Catholic church in 1998, the Keelan concerts then moved to various major church sanctuaries each Christmas since 1999, including St. Paul United Methodist; First Presbyterian, Trinity United Methodist; First Plymouth United Church of Christ and Rosemont Alliance Christian Church. The concerts originated as fundraisers for the St. Francis Chapel, but since have raised funds and awareness for a wide variety of charitable causes including People's City Mission; Lincoln Food Bank; Make-A-Wish Foundation; Voices of Hope; Fresh Start; CASA (Court-Appointed Special Attornies); Catholic Social Services; Mourning Hope; Friendship Home; NE Leukemia and Lymphona; Northeast Family Center; Salvation Army, Matt Talbot Kitchen, Autism Family Network; Heartland Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, Jr. Achievement, DomestiPups and others. All monies gathered in ticket sales go to the chosen organization.

In 1998 Malley and friends presented their first Mother's Day Bouquet of Song concert. The first HymnFest was held in 2005 and other theme concerts were presented over the last two decades at St. Francis Chapel, First Presbyterian, Vine UCC., Southminster UMC and First UMC. These included the popular Keelan Irish music shows and several Gilbert & Sullivan musical events, as well as classical chamber music concerts.

Since 2003 the American Advertising Federation of Lincoln has been the "flagship" sponsor of the Keelan Family & Friends Christmas concerts. Lincoln businesses such as Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home and Peoples Choice Federal Credit Union as well as "in-kind" help by Augstum's Printing have also generously contributed financially to enable these events to continue.

The Keelans have been blessed to be associated with many of the finest musical artists in the Lincoln-Omaha area: trumpeter Mac McCune; organists John Cummins, Nic Engel and Murray Foreman; pianists Wilma Sundeen, David Abbott, Audun Ravnan, Joan Allen; flutist Betsy Bobenhouse; cellist Kim Cook as well as many professional singers in this area. Noted literature, theater, media and political personalities Ted Kooser; Roy Scheele; Bill Kloefkorn; Lora Black; Pippa White; Leta Powell Drake; the late Rev. Dale Holt, John Cutler, former Lincoln Mayor Don Wesely and Cathy Blythe & Scott Young of 1240 KFOR among others have made each event memorable with special readings.