Unitarian Church, Wednesday 5 December 2019

The Class Choir, under their enthusiastic director John Cornforth, brought their Christmas Celebration to the intimate surroundings of the Unitarian Church for an evening enhanced with mulled wine, sausage rolls and mince pies.

Warming us up with a rapid rendition of The Grand Old Duke of York they launched into I saw three ships, Wild Mountain Time and Caledonia.  While all their songs are sung in harmony, some are more complex than others, and it was a tribute to their enthusiasm and expertise that they brought off The Carol of the Bells with such finesse and bright precision. This led into the rather sentimental Blessing – made popular by the Celtic Women – and an impressive Jazz Gloria.

We have heard Flying Free from them before but it was none the less welcome and the evening concluded – musically at least – with us all joining in We wish you a merry Christmas.