Bear Paw

Several years ago I was involved in a production of Meet Me in St. Louis. The play is a series of seasonal vignettes that portray a year in the life of a St. Louis family just after the turn of the century. It begins and ends in the summertime, but the play’s climax takes place at Christmas. To usher in this scene, several cast members dressed in Edwardian era winter wear would stroll along the section of the stage called the apron, singing traditional Christmas carols. Every single performance, as I sat in the orchestra pit, I could hear the audience happily singing along. It didn’t matter that we weren’t staging the play at Christmas time. Today is Go Caroling Day. It’s probably too late to organize a caroling party for this evening, but you can always make plans to host one next December 20. If you do, don’t forget to invite me.