This years carol singing extravaganza is tomorrow – Sunday the 21st . Once again, weather permitting, a bunch of us (old and young) are planning to go singing and playing instruments around Highfields on the evening (just for the hell of it—no extortion involved). At the moment the plan is to meet at Matthews (see separate email or stop me in the street for details) @ 6:30. Everyone should dress warmly and bring a print-out of the carols—see below—along with some form of light (torch, lamp, lantern on a stick, etc). Target singing time is between 1 and 2 hours (little ones won’t last any longer than that).
In previous years knocking on doors and singing to several houses together each time we stopped worked quite well so we’ll probably do the same thing again.
Please warn elderly neighbours in advance. I know that many hide at this time of year to avoid confrontation with the dreaded carol singers. On the other hand, some of our neighbours have come to look forward to hearing some real singing and like to know when to expect us.
WE WILL NOT BE COLLECTING MONEY!
If a householder wishes to ply us with mince pies and brandy that’s up to them, but it’s unlikely we’ll have time to stop… …for long In addition, if you think someone would particularly like a good singing to then let me know in advance so we can plan our stops accordingly.
The carols can be accessed from this web page.
The page allows people to download the words and music (as PDFs) and mp3 files is case anyone isn’t familiar with the tunes. Last year we were adventurous and sung some of them in Welsh/German/Latin (the relevant lyrics are in the Words book. This year we’re having a go at some modern(ish) stuff as well. The book is the same, with a few additional pages at the back so if you’ve kept a copy, all you nee to do is print the last few pages.
After singing we’ll be descending upon Lynda (see separate email or stop me in the street for details—thanks Linda). If everyone also brings a bottle of Glu vine (or something stronger) and some mince pies (etc., etc.) than an instant post singing mini party will be possible.
Hope to see you (all—young and old) on Sunday.
PaulS