My favourite carol has to be In the Bleak Midwinter. I have fond memories of standing under a street lamp with the church choir, in the village where we used to live, and singing at the tops of our voices for the residents who came to their doors and windows to listen. We would also go to the sheltered housing complex - with prior permission, of course - and the carers would wrap up their residents in warm coats and blankets and we would sing several carols for them. Any money raised would go to a shelter for the homeless or a refuge for women.
Just singing the first line or two brings back the happiness those cold December evenings brought to me and my children.
In the bleak midwinter,
Frosty wind made moan.
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone.
Snow was falling snow on snow,
snow on snow.
In the bleak midwinter,
Lo o ong ago.
For the last few years I haven't been able to go into town to listen to the Salvation Army band so I have missed them playing this carol. If my daughter is going into town this weekend I will try to go with her, It would be a big step forward if I could manage that................no promises though.
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It always gives me a big lump in my throat. I never manage to get to the end if I'm singing but then when I was little and my mum took me to hear the Salvation Army band, she said the tears were running down my face!
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