Wrapping Up 2024 with a Monette Gig at Pangea!

Greetings fellow lovers of song,
 
I hope you are well and enjoying the season and its many bright attractions!
 
Every December, I am somehow surprised by the fact that yet another year is coming to an end! 2024 is no exception.
 
To me, savoring these festive moments in our communities and with our loved ones is what the holiday season is all about.

In this post I want to share with you the Christmas video we made a few years ago of the song, Merry Christmas To You. Videographer and musician, Johnny Jake, projects manager, Jennifer Gandin Le and I put it  together a few years ago. Still So Cute!

It basically describes a real-life family Christmas party that Mike and I have hosted every year since some time in the ‘90s!  

We host it at our place in Bucks County, PA. This year, there were 74 of us for buffet lunch, carol singing, and for the kids, a gift exchange!

Please enjoy:
https://bit.ly/MerryChristmasToYouDB

Speaking of savoring, there is a Monette gig coming up at the end of this week!

Saturday, December 28, 2024
7pm show; 6pm doors open
Monette Live!
$20 tickets online; $25 at the door
Pangea, 178 Second Ave, New York, NY 10003
Ticket Link: https://cur8.com/18134/project/128212

Monette is the creation of New York artist Monica Passin, and I am delighted to be part of this trio.
Pangea is a supper club, so come hungry and enjoy good food and beverage along with the tunes.
There is a $20 minimum per person (food or beverage).
Tickets online are $20. Tickets at the door, if available, are $25 (Cash Only).
The house opens at 6:00pm for food and beverage service.


On Friday, December 13th, the Singin’ Seniors had their Winter Holiday concert at the Lenox Hill Senior Center at St. Peter’s Church. We had a good crowd, including Valerie Ghent, our Feel the Music! director and champion.

Per usual, they sang some holiday classics, including, “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” as written by Frank Loesser. I brought in Kasey Musgraves’ version for the Seniors to learn, where, at the end of the song, they sing the first few lines of “Auld Lang Syne.” When that moment in the song came, we had the audience sing along. The whole room seemed to settle in and become aligned. It was a beautiful, musical moment shared mutually.

The next day, the enthusiastic Middle Church Butterfly Outreach Ministry (BOM) crew bundled up and made a Happening (but I guess now they are called pop-up events)! We gathered for some fun and festive musical caroling in Tompkins Square Park (accompanied by the ​​Ukeleliacs) while also offering 45 freshly-made sandwich lunches, hot apple cider, and 35 warm hats for anyone joining us or walking by who found an interest or a need. Needless to say, there were many beautiful, overlapping, reciprocal moments of friendship, comfort and joy!

The tradition of Caroling is fun for just about everyone (if you’re into that sort of thing) and the bag lunches and winter hats were very well received. Sunday was a cold day in the city! Everything went like hotcakes!

Photo by Patrick Mulcahy

I hope your holiday season is filled with things that bring you joy. For me, that’s family, friends, music, food, and maybe a little champagne!

Be well and I really hope to see you soon!

Stay strong and keep shining!

Love,

xxx,
Deborah