Caroling with an International Twist
Santa reads "Twas The Night Before Christmas" to a slightly restless audience.
“Who wants to see Santa?” Lucy Ann Lance called out to the kids who packed the sanctuary at Bethlehem United Church of Christ on Saturday.
“Me!” came the shouts, as tiny hands waved in the air. “I do! I do!”
A few minutes later they got their wish, as the crowd sang “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” – and in walked the merry old man himself.
This was the 14th year that the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra has held a holiday sing-along, but perhaps the first time for some of the tots in the audience who were not yet walking. For those a bit older, the appearance of Santa – who looked a little like Charley Sullivan, the A2SO’s former education coordinator – was definitely the highlight. [Full Story]