Thursday, December 14th, 2006
A little early birthday present, we went to one of the two Barenaked Ladies concerts at the Holiday Pops, having an entire table to ourselves. yep yep.
Table M101, with our waitress, Nevelle, who brought out our munchies: Roast Beef Sandwich, Tuna Salad Sandwich, Cheese & Fruit Platter with some shiraz to top it off.
Totally forgetting that it was a holiday concert, I stood out in blue amongst the red and green. But no matter. Maybe you can actually spot me in the audience when this taped performance airs next year on Boston's WBZ-TV.
The concert opened with the following. Lyrics were sung by the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
Christmas Spirituals (My Lord, What a Morning- Rise Up, Shepherd-Glory Hallelujah)
- Renese King, vocalist
The Adoration of the Magi, the Three Botticelli Pictures
Gloria
During the intermission, we couldn't wait to hear the Barenaked Ladies
(Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart)
They are just as quirky as they are in their song, "If I had a Million Dollars" - great vocals with funny interjections. They were FANTASTIC!!
- Jingle Bells
- I Saw Three Ships, after which Ed mentioned Keith Lockhart's red "blouse" and socks and Steven commented on Ed's use of the word "blouse"
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings, you too would have reacted as I did when Ed says "Ladies and gentlemen, Sarah McLachlan" - only to be completely duped when he says he wishes she were there too. The audience went from applausing with total surprise to laughing hysterically. It was ridiculous. I couldn't stop laughing.
- Deck the Halls, a Crosby Stills & Nash version
- Green Christmas, they give props to the chorus behind them
- Hanukkah Blessings
- Frosty the Snowman (or is it just Snowman)
- Do They Know It's Christmas?
- O Holy Night
Everyone was on their feet after that last song, and they tried their best to control the applause.
and then...intermission.
We could not stop raving about them. It was just so fun to watch and hear them perform.
Our dessert: Orea Cookie Ice Cream Cake & Tiramisu, both pretty tasty.
The next segment included the Middlesex Country Volunteers Fifes & Drums, in full old school attire.
- A Holly Jolly Jingle
- White Christmas
Then was the A Merry Little Sing-Along, where the audience gets to participate, including these songs: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Let It Snow!, Winter Wonderland...can't remember the others, but could be Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Jingle Bells, O come, All Ye Faithful, Joy to the World
As a finale, Renese King, the BNL and Fifes & Drums all go onstage. Renese King sings a solo Do You Hear What I Hear?
Then everyone sings Sleigh Ride, with a finale of We Wish You a Merry Christmas/Please Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding.
I definitely hurt my hands from all that clapping...
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