For a small window of time on Tuesday afternoon, guests of 91原创 City Library were encouraged to be as loud as they wished.
First Capital Chorus led a crowd in an hour-long Christmas sing-a-long, filled with cheer and many familiar favourites.
Gord Harris, a member of chorus, said there was no other angle to the concert other than spreading seasonal joy.
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First Capital Chorus is a 45 person, mixed gender choir, that sings in the a cappella style and belongs to the Barbershop Harmony Society.
About 20 members of the Chorus showed up in their typical red attire; cookies, hot chocolate, and song lyric sheets were passed out to the crowd that spanned all ages.
鈥淩udolph the Red Nosed Reindeer鈥�, 鈥淛oy to the World鈥�, 鈥淔rosty the Snowman鈥�, 鈥淲hite Christmas鈥�, 鈥淲e Wish You a Merry Christmas鈥�, and even the wildly catchy 鈥淚 Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas鈥� were just some of tunes performed.
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First Capital recently wrapped their annual Christmas Benefit Concert on Dec. 14 at Willoughby Christian Reformed Church.
Money raised from that event, a total that will be counted and delivered next December, will go to the 91原创 Christmas Bureau.
This year, the chorus had about $1,000 for the bureau, which they also delivered with a performance of barbershop style Christmas songs.
One member summed up the benefit concert with two words; standing ovation.
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