Songs of Joy 2010

In 2007, we launched the very first 'Songs of Joy' event in the tiny RAVI Bharati campus. The main objective was to have another event on Patna's very slim Christmas calendar, but an event with a difference.
Songs of Joy would be an evening of Christmas songs and carols, away from the glare of big sponsors and commercialism. It would be basically about carolling under an open sky on a chilly December night.
Today, the 18th December, 2010, marked the fourth year, with 17 carol choirs registering for the contest, and some 250 singers turning up.

This year, there appeared to be too much on my plate, [and there is], and I was not in a very good mood this morning when I realised that I had to write out some 250 certificates, coordinate a lot of the little details that go into making the programme flow.

'Why on earth did I ever get myself into this mess?' I wailed.This morning, I realised that not a single person had received a formal invite for the show! Four years ago, it was I who thought up the event in the first place!
Yet in the evening, as dusk gathered and a three-quarter winter moon rose in the sky, when the first strains of music wafted over the cold air... 'Silent Night... Holy Night', the warmth that enveloped me , and the peace I felt made it all worthwhilee.

The children, young folk, and their families who turned up at the show, and the hard work by the technicians and staff of Ravi Bharati made it an evening to remember.