Cape Fear A Capella Christmas & Seasonal Songs & Carols, Harper Library, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019
Today, I bring news of a wonderful chorus
Fine folks who had shown up at Harper before us
Appearing in seasonal festive apparel
Six men and ten women to sing us a carol
Well, eighteen, in fact, in an hour well spent
Reminding us just what the holiday meant
The room was filled full, thirty folks did I see
From babies in arms to folks older than me
Room filled with joy with the songs they brought forth
Two from Carolina: one South and one North
And one from Ukraine (which has been on our mind
A respite from which we were grateful to find)
Next up, “Funky Dreidel”, a Hanukkah song
The harmonies too complex to sing along
But sing we all did when old favorites were sung
As parents and grandparents sang to the young
From calm “Silent Night” to the tree we rocked ‘round
The library filled with a beautiful sound
Exhorted like shepherds to “Rise Up and Foller”
Our voices grew bolder, our nervousness smaller
No need for self-consciousness! Send up your song!
You don’t know the words? Well, then just hum along!
Soprano or alto or tenor or bass
We all left the room with a grin on our face