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Christmas for me always comes with a choir.
Be it a heavenly band of angels singing Alleluias, a rabble of primary children romping through Jingle Bells, a serene group of darlings sweetly warbling through a John Rutter carol or a church choir in 4 part harmony, a choir is always a part of my Christmas. It has been so since I was 5 and joined the church choir as a Blackbird (that's what they called the Probationers in the church choir as they wore a black cassock and ruff until they were admitted officially to the choir with their red cassock and surplice- whereupon they were red robins) up until this very day as a primary school music teacher. For me Christmas is completely and utterly connected to singing. It has always been that way.
Today, we took the choir, recorder clubs, drumming club and readers (plus laptop operators) to the church for the practice for our annual Christmas service and performance (not pictured). I always dread it leading up because it is an organisational nightmare but then it gets there in the end and we all have a good time and the performance is usually very successful! I have some excellent adults to assist me with various aspects of managing the children so I hope that it goes well! Here's hoping tomorrow goes well.
I am pleased with most of the ensembles and the whole school sounds generally confident on the collective songs. I hope to remember to have a recording made of my new song tomorrow so you can hear it as I have shared my song for the past 3 years.
This is my Advent Calendar post with Julie at KC's court