It's not December yet, but Relient K decided to celebrate Christmas early during their concert last night at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Halfway through their set, the pop-punk Christian band produced a life-size Christmas scenario, featuring blow-up versions of snowmen and reindeer. Then, as they launched into a poppish cover of "Let it Snow," fake snow began to blow from the top of the stadium down onto the audience.

The band's crowd response peaked when someone impersonating Jim Halpert from The Office came out onto stage. Matt Thiessen, the lead vocalist for Relient K, then began playing his own love/tribute song to the popular TV comedy.

At the beginning of the concert, Thiessen announced that hours earlier, they'd almost cancelled the show due to his feeling ill.

"You might see me faint or shed blood tonight," Thiessen said.

His throat seemed to be fine, though, as the band lept solidly into a Tears for Fears cover, which progressed into their own song, "In love with the 80s".

While Relient K had a younger, poppier sound, Switchfoot appealed to the audience's more mature side.

The opener for the evening was local pop-rock band Cloverleaf. Remembering that Cloverleaf is the first local band to play at the BJC since 1996, it can be said that the group handled themselves very well.

Overall, the concert was filled with upbeat, happy music. The main difference between a Christian-rock concert and a normal concert is that during the former, the band's frontman always treats the audience to lots of peppy, feel-good-about-life talks during song breaks.

During Switchfoot's song, "Gone," the lead vocalist even asked the audience to put their arms around the person next to them. More love for everyone, right?