Good evening and welcome to Thursday, a day that lacked snow. There were three new songs for us on one bright shiny sheet of A4.
Two more rehearsals and then concerts begin. 10th dec for united church in Dorchester. Solos etc required. 11th is our informal evening and you can sing a solo there too. Raffle prizes appreciated. 19th dec for Xmas Carols at the upwey wishing well at 2.30pm.
We did a quick warm up to be swiftly followed by MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY and CAROL OF THE BELLS.
DUM DUM DIDDLE!
Loud rough rock voices for MERRY CHRISTMAS but not shouting of course. After singing the chorus with the piano we whipped out of he backing track.
It was lovely and rough. The lovely that wasn’t lovely.
Ones and twos given reminders then we sang CAROL OF THE BELLS. No long songs please. Doooong is wrong. Donnnnnnnnng is right. Ok? Good. I don’t want to have to type all those nnnns again.
Onwards and a capela. Well not bad. Just stop staring at sheet. We went again for the second time. Please practice while shopping in Asda etc.
Next a new song, well perhaps an old familiar song but with a fresh new backing track DECK THE HALLS.
The Bing Crosby version of WHITE CHRISTMAS filled the room. This one’s perfect for audience participation. We did listen to another version but no.
And Shaky is in the room, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE. Look out for the key change.
Ooooh IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER. Make like a big organ. No being a big diva and sliding notes all over the place.
DING DONG! MERRILY ON HIGH phew. Breathe when you can, and don’t forget your pelvic floor.
A WINTERS TALE, over the page - this one is in a gentleman’s key.
MARY DID YOU KNOW? Coming along nicely.
HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING and we called for Andy to come and close the air vents as we were all cold. Lovely said Ed and Andy said don’t put the chairs away and we performed O HOLY NIGHT.
Whoop whoop well done, keep singing xxx
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