Joy, awe, wonder... conjured by music.Such a powerful medium for time travel to Christmas' past, present and future.
This year the holiday season started for me at the end of November, with the Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas show and octogenarians rocking Koerner Hall with gospel classics like Go Tell it on the Mountain.
Choral music the following day filled a tiny church in Caledon with the glorious sounds of the season. Rob's sister is in the choir and they performed classics such as the Gloria, Christmas Day by Gustav Holst, and Celebration of Light (a Hanukkah original). The Bells of Westminster, a community handbell choir, rang their Christmas bells and chimes. The audience was invited to sing along at parts, lifting spirits even higher.
Would it be Christmas without the carols? Sing-alongs truly put me in the holiday spirit, and it was fun playing ukulele and singing along at the BPYC Christmas party and the Scarborough Uke Jam.
Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show, November 29
Achill Choral Society, Glorious Sounds, November 30
Carols and Lost at C, BPYC Christmas Party, December 14
Holiday Sing-along, Scarborough Uke Jam, December 15
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