Sing St. John will hold its 7th Annual Community Holiday Celebration in Cruz Bay’s Frank Powell Park on Saturday, Dec. 21, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The concert is free, and members of the audience are encouraged to join in during caroling and the rousing finale featuring Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus.”
Participating choirs include the St. John Recovery Choir, Ocama Youth Choir, Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church Choir and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church Choir. The program includes songs for Christmas, Hanukkah, Solstice, and the New Year sung in English, Spanish, Swahili, and Hebrew.
“I always look forward to the Holiday Celebration and collaborating with other organizations on St. John to launch us into the holiday season,” said Kristen Carmichael-Bowers, director of Sing St. John. “The carol sing at the end of the event brings such a feeling of good will and community, a sense of ‘Everything’s right in the world at this moment.’”
Five nonprofit organizations, in addition to the two senior centers and the Sports Parks and Recreation Department, contribute to this event, according to Carmichael-Bowers. Rotary Club of St. John will also be there to hand out candy, and Chef Maxine and Ras Feba will be selling local food.
Sing St. John’s programming is free for all, thanks to community donors, V.I. Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, V.I. Lottery, and Martha and Dana Robes.
For further information, visit http://singstjohn.org.
