One of the things I admired my Aunt Janie Thompson for is how she helped us as an extended family stay close. And how did she do that? She kept creating opportunities for us to sing together! We did so many shows! We did family shows for almost any occasion, but a lot of shows were at Christmastime.
My mother had her children singing practically from birth, as well. And I have tried to keep that tradition going, too. Though, I admit that now that they are all grown up and have families of their own, they aren't my minions to do my bidding at the drop of a hat any more.
But there were times when we would sing together and have some good bonding time in the process. For several years while we lived n Maryland, our family joined with two other families and a few other singing friends to do Christmas shows. I finally got smart and insisted that we do some recordings of our efforts. We worked hard and sounded pretty good, if I do say so myself.
In those days (the recordings are from 2005 and 2006), the Bailey's, Bullock's, and Perry's had 17 kids and several grandchildren and spouses, plus 5 good friends. So, our group featured about 25 singers, one fabulous dancer, some awesome violinists, and other instrumentalists.
I have posted a few of the songs from our shows on YouTube (Festival of Lights Playlist) as a gift for Christmas. Enjoy!
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