It was undoubtedly a long time in the making: I know from K’s own time preparing for the concert that this year’s Christmas concert at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church — the first but likely not the last — required a lot of effort from a lot of people. Most obviously there were the choirs:

• Adult English choir
• Children’s English choir
• Adult Spanish choir
• Children’s Spanish choir
• Life-Teen choir
• Polish choir
• Filipino choir

Then there are all the accompanists, all the directors, all the support personnel. That’s not even mentioning the individuals creating promotional materials and those coordinating it all.

In the end, parishioners were treated to two hours of music in four languages. Of course the highlight for this household was the Polish choir.

The rest of the concert wasn’t half bad either.

The musicians even prepared a version of “Carol of the Bells.”

In the end, a standing ovation for everyone and a potluck supper for the hungry performers. The first, likely not the last.