Top 12 things I love about Christmas 2011...#10

#10  Christmas Concerts at school and church

These are two other annual events that we have enjoyed over the past 4 years.  This year, John and Maya sang with his 5th grade class, "All I want for Christmas".  Maya did an excellent job leading the song.

I participated in the International choir as we sang favorites like "Silent Night" and "Jingle Bells" in french, english, spanish and german.  The highlight was when a group of parents greeted the audience by saying Merry Christmas in their native tongues.

Lessons and Carols service at church was different this year, but still very nice.  The choir was all female and the service was held in the morning.  I participated in the choir again.  Our interim priest, Father Ted led the children in singing "Go Tell It on the Mountain" while playing the banjo.  

These traditions and activities are not particularly french or american, but are international and vary each year according to the participants and audience.  Just another wonderful thing about this expat experience, we all have something we can contribute and it adds to the unique flavor of our celebrations and holidays that we have in common.