The One With the Danvers High Christmas Concert

 

 

 

This Wednesday, December 20, we went to the annual DHS Christmas Concert. This was the first year Bri and Kiff were in the same concert, which was amazing.

The concert began with the chorus singing. They did a splendid job. Then, there was the saxophone ensemble. They did great. Finally, the DHS band performed.

They were able to take on some different songs than they could in the past. That is because they finally have band all meet at one time. Their songs included several interesting winter ones that were mellow and light. Bri had two solos in one of them. They performed Undertow, which was a hyped up song. And they ended with a classic version of Sleigh Ride, which teachers joining in as well and their principal on the percussion that makes the "snap" sound of the whip. This rendition was as good as the Boston Pops!!!

It was a fun way to usher in the final three days before vaction.

The One with the Darlene Love Concert

 

Tonight, we went to the Darlene Love concert at the Cabot Theater in Beverly. Although I am a Darlene Love fan, I wasn't too sure what to expect. Kiff's all time favorite song is her "Christmas Baby Please Come Home." So, he was definitely excited to see her.

We actually got to Beverly early - Emmie was big on making sure we had parking.  Well, we did and were able to eat at AB Burger, which came highly recommended by Bri. It was scrumptious. Great burgers, nice fries, and some super pretzel bites.

We realized we were done so early that it was nearly an hour before doors opened, so we went shopping at a book store on Cabot Street. It was delightful!!! Got some good gifts there.

Then, it was time to go to the concert. And, it was fantastic. She had an 11 person band with her there, helping her perform a bunch of songs, including some gospel, Motown cover combos, and some Christmas standards. Her musicians were amazing and her saxophonist was one of the best I've ever heard. She did have a backup singer sing an phenomenal rendition of Oh Holy Night - one of three standing ovations for the night. One of her gospel songs was amazing. That got another standing ovation. And "Christmas Baby Please Come Home" began - and ended - with a standing ovation as well.

It was a phenomenal night of music and a great way to kick off the holiday season. It was Darlene Love's first concert of the season as well.

The One With the Christmas Concert

 

 

Yesterday, Bri and Kiff performed their annual Christmas Concert for us. It was pretty good - though as they said, they did not practice too much. Bri performed on flute and Kiff did trumpet.

 

The songs they played were:

• Christmas is Coming (from Charlie Brown)

• Linus and Lucy

• Perfect (Ed Sheeran) 

• Greensleaves

• Carol of the Bells

It was cool.