The 120 exhibitor stalls for this year were completely booked up before Christmas last year. 7,000+ visitors on the Sunday and 13,000 overall. Our CDs have been, and are, selling steadily throughout the year in the museum shop, and on the day we can sell them at our performances.
As at last year's Christmas Market we have been invited to sing traditional songs and carols in the Gridshell @ 1.00 to 1.30pm, and at the Music Tent in the Market Square (by the hot chestnuts!) @ 3.15 to 4.00pm. The site is open from 10.00am and there will be long traffic queues to get in.
FREE SINGER ONLY entry (reduced entry price for others on the day), as in previous years, is by Day Pass which to save postage can be picked up from me at this Wednesday's 1st October Beechwood session, or at the very latest, at the 5th November Beechwood Session. If you want to participate but can't make either of the Beechwoods ask one of the other attendees from your local group to sign up for you and collect your Pass. Please volunteer by email if neither of these options are applicable and I will post you your pass. First come first served.
As before we will practise the songs at our local monthly sessions, and wear something seasonal in whatever form on the day!
John C
Well, what a festive hoot!
ReplyDeleteEveryone looked brilliant in holly festooned hats and general christmassy sparkle, and we managed to sail with great energy and delight through our whole set, even the ones we'd only managed to practice once...harmonies too!
There was a sense of robust joy and confidence in our singing and it sounded really lovely.
Thanks to all of you who were there and gave it your all, we were a veritable seraphic throng! Emily