surreal carolling experiences

It must be nearly Christmas - the carolling season has started! Those famed 25 days or so when people abandon families, wives, girlfriends, housemates and friends for evenings and weekends.

I have done 3 carolling jobs in the past 3 days detailed thus.

1) Thursday - The Norwegian Christmas Tree

Each year since the end of World War 2, the people of Oslo have given a Norwegian spruce tree to the people of London to show gratitude for the support given to the Norwegian people during the war years. Regent Hall Band were present at the lighting of the tree in Trafalgar Square this week. The Norwegian PM waved at us, and we played "Ja, Vi Elsker Dette Landet", the Norwegian national anthem

2) Friday - NAWCs

The National Association of Women's Clubs. NAWCS.
The favourite Christmas band job of the year. It is inside, its warm and we dont have to wear scarves, caps or coats. We played assorted Christmas marches and carols and listened to the dulcet tones of a couple of soloists and choirs.

3) Saturday - YP Band Carolling

The YP Band carolling was reasonably uneventful apart from a couple of things. The father of the composer of one of the band's cornet solos, "This Is My Story" was present and took a large number of photos of the band as they carolled. I, on snare drum, was then approached by a Finnish lady who asked about the "carol" we had just played. The carol was "Frosty The Snowman" and apparantly the chamber choir that the lady lead had been singing it. The lady then asked for me to write a note to the choir saying that we had played it.

So I wrote

We played 'Frosty The Snowman'
Kind Regards
Regent Hall YP Band

Timmy "Scandinavian Carol Player" Magic