A Singing Christmas Card

 

A Year In Song 2020 Singing our way through a pandemic! Love Must Flow....

Dear << Test First Name >> A Singing Christmas Card  From me to you with huge singing thanks for staying tuned this year 2020 has been a very different Year in Song! Big shout out to all the singers and teams involved in: The Hive Community Choir, HeartSong, Caterham Community Choir, ManSong, Welcome Choir Lung Songs & Croydon Carers Choir Sing for Water Singers Salons Wonderful 121 clients Vocal Revolution guests It's been a joy, honour and delight to sing with you all this year I've been deeply moved by seeing how the magic of song continues to sustain us even when socially distant, on screen or through a mask. ** Plus 2 Christmas Bonus Christmas Videos below **  1. Have fun with this cheeky version of Have Yourself a Yellow Little Christmas I made for my Digital Friends at Yellow Tuxedo. 2. If you missed out on Carol Services, do enjoy the Community Carol Service with my Welcome Choir at St John the Evangelist Wishing you a magical Solstice and safe, peaceful Christmas Hoping that despite the difficulties, you can find nurturing ways to stay connected to loved ones. Here's to brighter days ahead in 2021 Thank you so much for singing your song and sharing the magic of you in the world Be well, be safe, breathe deep, sing loudly  Lots of love, virtual hugs and good singing vibes info@therosewindow.org Come and share the singing love on Social Media

A cheeky version of an old chestnut for my Digital friends at Yellow Tuxedo

Community Carol Service  Thanks to Fr John and the team at St John the Evangelist for inviting Welcome Choir to sing at their Traditional 9 Lessons and Carols Service.

A Singing Christmas Stocking!

 

Dear Singing Friend A Christmas Singing Stocking! Happy December! - here's this month's offering - a Singing Stocking full of music, musings and magic. At the end of this extraordinary year, I share with you these gifts... feel free to share the love.. they're free and widely available! 1. A HUGE THANKYOU Thank you for being here, for staying connected and reading this! I am so grateful to everyone who has sung, donated, contributed. Thank you for your generosity, kindness and resilience. 2. The Power of Breath and Song to hold us  In the midst of multiple forms of loss, lockdown has shown me how breath and song can hold us. Just taking a deep breath in sync brings us into empathic connection.  Choirs have discovered that even when we can't hear each other we can still sing together. Amazing!   3. Vocal Freedom Despite the restrictions of lockdown, this has been an unprecedented year of people claiming the freedom and power of their voices.  The global Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd released marginalised voices and put dialogue about anti-racism centre stage.  It was heartening this week to see supermarkets uniting around Christmas adverts that truly represent our diverse communities.  In my Vocal Revolution Zoomcast, Esther Austin and I reflect on this powerful liberation of voices and how we can stay tuned to our own authentic voice. 4. Creative Contribution This year of collective retreat has prompted reflection on how we contribute and connect locally and globally.  The shared crisis of Covid has, I hope, made us more aware of being a global community, whilst still honouring our diversity.  For many of us, experiencing restrictions renews our commitment to address ongoing social oppression - poverty, inequality, war and violence.  One cause that is important to me is The Circle, Annie Lennox's Charity for Girls and Women Worldwide. Reflecting this year on the Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women (25th Nov), it feels even more important, given that lockdown has precipitated a crisis in domestic violence.  I talk more about this in my Facebook Live and invite you, if you are able to contribute their End Violence Appeal - donations given between 1st-8th December will be doubled. 5. LOVE  As the preciousness of life and love has truly been brought home this year, here's a little song that came to me and a whole bunch of music, reflections and invitations to fill your stocking full of singing... May this unusual Christmas be full of the true gifts of what really matters, the fundamentals of life - the solace of nature, the love of friends and family, the songs in our hearts. Thank you so much for staying tuned!  Be well, be safe, breathe deep, sing loudly  Lots of love, virtual hugs and good singing vibes info@therosewindow.org Come and share some festive cheer on Social Media

Don't Hold Back  A little 4 part, 2 beret ditty that came to me at the end of a year that showed us how precious life is.