The weather was kind to us as we gathered just before 6 PM at the north end of Shannon Mall yesterday evening. Conspicuous in our red tops of all kinds with dashes of green here and there, we established our group outside the entrance to Bayside shopping centre ...outside Rebel Sports and Sanity Music. That seemed to work!
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| ...outside Rebel Sports and Sanity Music, ready to begin. |
People floated past with kids and trolleys, whilst some tarried to listen for a little and danced with children pointing. There were those who stayed until the end of a song, or changed their pace as they went by. I noticed one woman who caught the mood of "One Morning Soon" and went skipping down the mall, clapping as she went.
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| Achoir of colour for Christmas |
There were two sets of Christmas songs and carols with a short break in between. Amongst them (not a full list) were On Christmas Morning written by our Director, Sue, Soalin', and Mary’s Boy Child. Amen Aleluia from South Africa is rousing and Christmas Day (North Wind) is an Australian carol that a few of us learned at school. Thapelo is a traditionl prayer with lovely harmony from the Soweto Gospel Choir and we have a soft spot for Tuross Carol which was written by
Genevieve Pizzey who died this year.
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| Happiness is a song sung well |
Our position in front of a wall was great as it seemed to deflect the sound quite well, and the spirit of song and harmony carried us to along to sing well. Afterwards, some said goodbye and headed homeward, whilst others met at Sofia Pizza down by the pier to enjoy large helpings of food, laughter and talk.
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| At Sofia Pizza afterwards. Andrew makes a strong point |
Happy days,
Ros
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