"Fantasias for Christmas" - a concert of seasonal music
Hastings Choral is joined by guest soloists for this concert of music and carols for the festive season. Sunday 4 December 2016 at 2pm; St Matthew's Church, King St, Hastings.
Tickets available on the door: $25, or $5 for school students.
The programme includes carol medleys for soloists and choir, plus favourite and less well known carols.
Rhonda Browne, renowned mezzo-soprano based in the UK, grew up in Hawke's Bay and sang at St Columba's and Havelock North High school as a child. Richard Harris is familiar to audiences locally and across the North Island - he remains involved in the choir at St John’s Cathedral, Napier.
Do join us!
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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61.9% Summer
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36.4% Winter
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1.7% Other - I'll share below
Worst Xmas ever?
There's a a lot of planning that goes into Christmas day and sometimes things just don't go to plan. But it can be a good thing - a family mishap or hilarious memory that you can laugh about in Christmases to come.
Whether you burnt the dinner or were stranded at an airport...
Share your Christmas mishaps below!
Suellen’s sweet Christmas tradition
The festive season is always a great excuse to indulge your sweet tooth, and this time of year poses the perfect opportunity to bring a real showstopper to the Christmas table.
For Suellen’s family, that showstopper is Croquembouche, an impressive tower of cream puffs bound together with spun sugar that is popular at weddings in France and Italy.
What began as a birthday treat at a local French café has become a cherished Christmas tradition for Suellen and her 17-year-old twin granddaughters, Ellie and Sadie. Every year, the trio gather in Suellen’s apartment at William Sanders Village to cook this festive dessert - a holiday highlight they all treasure.
Click read more for the recipe.
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