The Christmas season is off to a cracking start!

I had a great time at Monday’s PDtP Christmas Special and I hope that everyone who was there did too.

Here’s how it all went down:

@PubPolyphony starting slowly with Praetorius #pdtpxmas

— Jill Gregson (@jillgson) December 4, 2017

And now for Palestrina. Brilliantly sight-read. And sung!

— Michael Woods (@michaeldwoods2) December 4, 2017

Choir-mates are fearlessly sightsinging in German at #PDtPXmas, those more fearful are encouraged to make German-sounding phonemes 😂

— Jo Brodie (@JoBrodie) December 4, 2017

#PDtPXmas Advice for wrangling with mediaeval German carols: "If you can't manage all the words, just mutter some German-sounding syllables". Not sure Bach or Praetorius wd approve

— Alix Kroeger (@AlixKroeger) December 4, 2017

IMSLP typo of the century. Verse 3: “O father of pulled pork…” #PDtPXmas pic.twitter.com/cYDliIB6t6

— Ruth Elleson (@RuthElleson) December 4, 2017

Bach arrangement of in dulci jubilo is 🔥 #PdtPXmas

— Andy Digitonal (@digitonal) December 4, 2017

@PubPolyphony ooh lovely Alma Redemptoris Mater. Combo of singing in F, Victoria and gin #PDtPXmas

— Catrin Griffiths (@thelawyercatrin) December 4, 2017

Nachos! https://t.co/Yz1Nwdgdqy

— Polyphony Down the Pub (@PubPolyphony) December 4, 2017

So we have now invented #pdtp bingo…! Prizes included…er…more Lassus? #pdtpxmas pic.twitter.com/XbRUB790bh

— Caroline Fiennes (@carolinefiennes) December 4, 2017

So that was #PDtPXmas – a fun-filled night of Renaissance gems that ranged from the kitsch (#Bodenschatz!) to the utterly sublime (Victoria). Thanks to all who came along and donated generously to our charitable causes; details of the amounts raised will be shared tomorrow.

— Polyphony Down the Pub (@PubPolyphony) December 4, 2017

Thanks to the generosity of everyone who came to last night's #PDtPXmas celebration, we raised a whopping £355, which wil be split equally between @RoyalVolService & @ChoirwithNoName. (PDtP folk are just the best!) pic.twitter.com/Is1jILUrIW

— Polyphony Down the Pub (@PubPolyphony) December 5, 2017

Thanks to all who came andwho gave so generously to the good causes we were supporting.

That was the final PDtP of 2017 but there are still opportunities to do some more singing. On Tuesday December 19th we’ll be putting on a Counterpint in the Cafe Christmas Special in which we’ll be revisiting some of our PDtP seasonal motets alongside some traditional carols; booking details to follow in the next few days.

Speaking of carols, I’m trying to set up something for next Tuesday (December 12th) to see if we can sing some carols (plus the odd motet) in public to raise even more money for charity; details TBC but if we can make it happen then it’s likely to be around 5.30 – 7pm in a Central London location. If you think you might be able to join in, look out for an update form me very shortly.

Cheers

Kevin

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I am a classical music enthusiast and a lover of choral music in particular. I run the Polyphony Down the Pub social/singing night, probably the most thrilling singing-Renaissance-motets-in-the-backroom-of-a-pub experience you could ever hope to have. View all posts by K O'Neill

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Thanks, Kevin, for another amazing evening. Sadly, missed the brilliant ‘meat’ typo (favourite up till now has been ‘away in a manager’) must have been concentrating too hard on singing at least three correct notes in a row. Have a great Xmas.

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