Christmas carolling and celebrations

I started carolling when I was in my teens during the late forties. Captain Cecil Watts our Corps Officer (pastor) took a group of us to sing carols in the Balestier area. He played his piano accordion to accompany the singing.

Since then I’ve participated in carolling in Singapore and in different parts of the world. We sing carols proclaiming the message of Christmas.

The William Booth Corps band plays outside Tang’s Plaza every Tuesday and Saturday evening. Here The Salvation Army has a kettle stand and many people stop to listen to the band and drop money into the Collecting tin.

Other churches go out carolling too. They visit Homes for the elderly, the handicapped and other charitable Homes to sing the message of Christmas.

“CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN SINGAPORE” is looking for volunteers to form a 1,500 choir for its inaugural Mass Carolling segment of the programme this year. This will take place at Marina Square Outdoor Area facing Raffles Avenue/Esplanade. It is scheduled to be held 23^rd and 24^th December.

Orchard Road as usual is lighted up at this time of the year and there is plenty of celebration during this period of Christmas. This year’s light-up called “Christmas on a Great Street has three zones each with its own motif.

1. Tree for Joy at Tanglin
2. Heart for Joy at Orchard
3. Dove for Peace at Somerset.

 Every night from 17^th to 25^th December there will be musical shows in the areas of Orchard, Scotts and Bideford Roads.

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” Luke 2: 14