The Christmas season has begun. While the shopping centres have been adorned with Christmas decorations for weeks it certainly hasn’t felt like Christmas. All those decorations do is remind me that I’ve got lots to do before the big day and I need to get some Christmas shopping done.
We had a wonderful time last night attending Carols in the Square at Weld Square Primary School in Morley. Now it’s starting to feel like Christmas is on its way. Not the Christmas that the retailers want to sell us but the real Christmas.
The main organisers for the night were the people from Bethlehem Lutheran Church. They run what’s called a SUPA Club at the school throughout the year and this is their big end of year event.
We sang carols, watched the school kids perform a wonderful little musical and waved electronic candles about. (Unfortunately, due to safety reasons, more and more ‘Carols by Candlelight’ events are banning real candles this year.) I had the privilege of being the MC for the evening so I got to introduce the various elements of the night.
Even without real candles, the ability to sit around in the open and sing carols while kids run around laughing together is something that makes an Aussie Christmas what it is. While a lot of people say that they can’t imagine a warm Christmas, I’ve got to say that it’s absolutely wonderful to be able to enjoy this marvelous time of year in shorts and T-Shirts.
I hope that you’ll take time out of your busy Christmas preparations this year to be part of a carols evening. I know that for me it’s one of those things that helps me remember what the so called silly season is really all about.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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love the candle photo
It’s a lovely time of year.
I am so used to it freezing cold, I wouldn’t know how to act if it were warm, although I might be willing to try. 🙂
My daughter was baptized today. That really made the season start off a nice way.
i can’t wait till my church has our carols, its inside this year though.
i enjoyed the one we had last year, it was the first one i went to.
it seems that you guys really enjoy some lovely old-fashioned traditions … 🙂 … that is wonderful for your children, to have that sort of time with mom & dad – making memories …
this was a feel good post …
oh, it has gotten pretty cold here now – more freezing temps to come!