Oh, the torture of deciding who to invite. I love way too many people to have to make such decisions. In the end I knew I had invited too many people for our small space but decided it would just "have to work." And i'm happy to say it did.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
2010 Christmas Sing-Along
Last Christmas as I heard Makenzie playing the Forgotten Carols on the piano I got the idea of having an evening in our home where we could invite friends and listen and sing along to The Forgotten Carols. My friend thought this was a great idea and enouraged me to do it. I didn't do it. This year, my friend is moving. And I couldn't imagine her and her family not being at my Christmas sing-along so I made a decision to do it this year.
Oh, the torture of deciding who to invite. I love way too many people to have to make such decisions. In the end I knew I had invited too many people for our small space but decided it would just "have to work." And i'm happy to say it did.
My original thought of doing all Forgotten Carols went by the wayside as I thought it would be more fun to hear from a representative of each family. I mean, I couldn't have my friend Brenda "in the house" and not hear her sing and play her guitar. It's like one of my all-time favorite pastimes, hearing her sing. Did you know she has her own album? yep, it's true. So we had a smattering of Christmas songs on a trumpet, a flute, guitar, piano and even had a whistler (Thanks Mike). And in-between each act we sang Christmas carols chosen from a hand-made songbook that I made for the occasion.
What a lovely evening. When it was all over and everyone had gone home we decided that it was too fun to not do again. We will repeat this again next year and invite another whole set of friends. I mean, there are just too many people to share the holiday spirit with!
Oh, the torture of deciding who to invite. I love way too many people to have to make such decisions. In the end I knew I had invited too many people for our small space but decided it would just "have to work." And i'm happy to say it did.
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4 comments:
I LOVE THIS!!! What a wonderful new tradition! The pictures capture the cozy, warm Christmas spirit that I am sure filled your home that evening. Makes me wish we had a piano and that someone in my family knew how to play it. Time to start thinking of giving the kids lessons :)
That's fantastic! Sounds like a great time!
I love this idea. The last few years Christmas has gone by the wayside, if only because our boy beagle sprayed the tree a few years back and we never put another one up. This year Richard and I were talking about how un-Christmasy it feels in our home. Next year were are going to be festive, regardless of what Copper decides to do. And I think I would love it if we did a sing along.
What a great idea! I always feel like we don't get to sing Christmas songs enough. The month of December is too short! What a great tradition to have started.
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