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Mr. Sandman,

Where are you when I need you?

December 8, 2009

Just a few more days until my giant WINTER CONCERT. Yes, I mean GIANT.

THe whole gym full of people (usually around 650 or so) and the concert begins with everyone standing and singing JOY TO THE WORLD! ... a tradition I've done for years. It was momma's favorite carol and I just keep on doing it for her :o) While everyone is singing, the 41 7th graders will walk in and go up on the risers. They have 5 more songs to sing, one spiritual called Walk Dem Bones then 4 more Christmas carols, including Mr. Grinch and a medley of Jingle Bells and Jingle Bell Rock!

Next, a piano solo and a vocalist singing WINTER SNOW.

Swing Choir is next with a GORGEOUS arrangement of In The Bleak Midwinter (I'm hoping to get a youtube of it), a spoken piece. Next, I'll kill time talking about our fund raiser while one of the boys dress up like Santa. Soon, when the Swing Choir starts singing a jazzy version of DIG THAT CRAZY SANTA CLAUS, "santa" will make a spirited appareance, delivering a gift to the soundman, my accompanist and the orchestra director that always films for me. (hope to get some good shots)

When the Swing Choir is finished 130 8th graders will get up on the risers (that extends across the whole end of the gym) and sing a latin piece, a spiritual, a jazzy finger-snapping arrangement of Three Great Kings, an arrangement that combines First Noel with Pachelbel's Canon, a medley of Most Wonderful Time of the Year/Let It Snow/Winter Wonderland and end with Hallelujah from Handel's Messiah! (I'm really excited about that one!)

Finally, the 7th grade will come down to join us and everyone will do hand sign and sing WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS :o)

I'm pretty dang excited!

7:00PM in the Gym! Hope to see you there! If not at mine, I hope you enjoy some live Christmas music somewhere during the holiday season!