A CMU Christmas!

     Christmas @ CMU is one of my favorite times of the year.  Many different concerts, lots of people I know both inside and outside of the school, and hot apple cider make it an evening I really enjoy.
     The event is a massive "create your own concert" experience which takes place all around north campus.  It happens twice, and during each of them the place is simply packed with people.  My family comes every year, so it's a good time to see them and to catch up.



     I can't pick just one highlight, so I'll have to go with two.  I really enjoyed the reading of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas".  The Grinch was played by Dietrich Bartel, one of our music professors, during the first event and by Earl Davy, VP Academic, for the second.  They had very different styles, but both of them made me burst out laughing in the audience.  Well done!  Secondly, this year we ended the evening with a rendition of the Halleluiah Chorus - the largest I have ever been a part of.
     Christmas @ CMU was exactly what I needed to get relaxed and ready for Christmas.  And as an extra bonus, the residence students got hot apple cider all day.  Merry Christmas to all!