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This was the annual introduction for the children to the festive season at the Danube-Swabian Club in Scarborough. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Play
For the grown-ups it is the satisfaction to see the joy in their eyes when the children see Santa and when they open the various gifts they received or the cookies and juice that were served. Those are worthwhile and meaningful experiences, not easily forgotten and hopefully repeated when they have children of their own. After the performances on stage and some singing of seasonal favourites – accompanied by violins – Santa at last arrived to the great elation of the small fry. Santa has arrived
After a few "ho, ho, hos" and "Merry Christmases" Santa settled in his chair, and was ready to receive the children. Starting with the youngest ones and working its way up by age groups the event commenced. Not all the young ones were convinced that sitting on Santa’s knee was such a great experience; some of them were very scared while others were really curious and asked questions. But the older the kids got that afternoon, the easier and smoother the procedure became thanks also to the tireless efforts of the ladies from the auxiliaries who were working in the background. — Upstairs, in the mezzanine, the Historical Society of Mecklenburg Upper Canada were celebrating their annual Christmas party.
An introduction to this event was a poetic look at the origin of German Christmas with the poem "Es war in alten Zeiten ein Spielmann im deutschen Land…" that was recited by Lieselotte Bollmann.
This brilliant performance definitively ‘made’ the afternoon for the guests. It is great to hear such accomplished singers doing what they love - and what they do best. Kudos to all the people that made this a successful event. As always Dick Altermann
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