All Is Bright

Carmi's theme last week was "shadows. " This week it's "bright." Last Saturday our Sweet Adelines chorus did a show with the theme Christmas in Toyland. The Bradenton Christian School has a Joy Luncheon each December to help usher in the Christmas season, and this is the second time that we have been their entertainment.

The first half of the show opened with the song "Toyland" Two of the ladies were dressed as toy soldiers. They were in gift boxes to the side of the risers, and when we got to the part of the song where the toy shop comes alive, they came out of the boxes and did a bit of choreography. Then as the parade was over, they went back in the boxes and the toy shop was quiet. If you know the song, you know it says "Toyland, toyland, mystical girl and boy land, once you pass its borders, you can never return again."

The second half of the show was filled with songs about the birth of Christ. We started with "Sing We Noel," When Jesus Was a Tiny Baby," What Can I Give Him?" a medley containing "Silent Night," "Go Tell It on the Mountain," and ending with "Rejoice." The last song contains parts of "When they Saw the Star," We Three Kings," and "The First Noel." That one took us a while to learn since each part is doing something different almost all the way through the song.

In the evening we shared the stage with the Ditchfield Family Singers. This family is made up of the mom and dad and four of their adult children and a daughter-in-law. One other young lady has joined them and has become part of the family. Being family, their voices blend perfectly, and they are a real crowd -pleaser. If you go to their site, you can hear samples of their music

Everyone who came said that it was one of the best shows they had seen and worth the price of the ticket. We were very glad to hear that!