Centauri65's Blog

I went to my nephew's Holiday concert today at his grade school (close to Southridge). It was really nice. It was Kindergarten through fifth or sixth grade. There were a couple solos and a lot of chorus. The kids played instruments as well. The song selections varied from contemporary  (Carrie Underwood's "Jesus Take The Wheel") to traditional. There was a really cute song about a snowday too. Songs represented Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa and the holiday season/winter in general. There were songs from a couple of other countries as well. I left the program in my car and do not remember exactly which ones (I am too chilly to run out to the car right now and get it).

What I really liked was that everyone was happy. No protesting because of religious terms being used. No protesting because religious terms were not used.  No protesting when the kids were singing songs in support of one religion then sang a song representing another religion right after.  No one upset because Santa Claus was mentioned. Just a group of happy (and probably nervous) kids performing in front of parents and relatives. The audience was happy (I was discussing digital cameras with one woman) and I took a lot of photos.

I think the school and the kids had it right. Technically this was a "Holiday" concert but that only meant that there was something for everyone. Big deal if a note was slightly wrong or if you could barely hear the kids when they spoke. They were performing twice (there was a morning performance and an afternoon performance). It was a fun time for all (especially my nephew when I told him that I would take him out for lunch after school).