First time to sing.

It was back when I was in sixth grade, for the Christmas program. Now we all have been to those grade school programs where the class all stands there singing song after song. Occasionally there are a couple kids picked out to sing a part of a song and they feel important. Yet in my years of life since, I’ve never seen grade school kids picked out to do a trio, yet that is exactly what I was chosen to be part of.

I remember the excitement and the song, its lyrics and melody branded into my mind still today. I cannot say for sure that we did harmony, but knowing me I’m sure I tried. I cannot even remember who else sang with me, although I do remember that Mrs. Showalter was the music teacher. I also remember that I got to wear green hose, my first time wearing such grown up things. Now I’m not talking about those new things we have now days, but those thigh high kind held up with those elastic and metal torture chamber things .[you know a garter belt thingie] Think I’m joking about torture chamber? Then you never got flipped by one of them. Reminds me of a line from a movie “you’re gonna shoot your eye out!”

I remember the crowed gathered into the old town hall, a building that has been gone so many years now. Those old wooden chairs all painted green. The curtain being raised and standing among the lights. I remember the fear standing there but I did sing. It’s one of those bright moments that I remember my folks being proud of me.

I got adventurous a couple years ago and recorded that song in 3 part harmony a cappella and got to put it on a CD.

http://cdbaby.com/cd/karenbyrd on left side of that page about half way down there are links to hear the music. “Sending you my love for Christmas” was that song I learned so long ago.