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<div style="text-align:center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>The first weeks of December always mean</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align:center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>nativity performances and choir concerts.</b></span></div>
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<div style="text-align:center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Emma&#8217;s children singing group performed some beautiful numbers</span></div>
<div style="text-align:center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> this year. </span>I especially enjoyed &#8220;When I Close my eyes&#8221; and</div>
<div style="text-align:center;">&#8220;And the Angels Sang&#8221;. The later was performed with an up</div>
<div style="text-align:center;">and coming opera singer and accompanied by harp &amp; cello.</div>
<div style="text-align:center;">It was so beautiful I had tears in my eyes.</div>
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<div style="text-align:center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">They also had an additional concert where they sang back up for </span></div>
<div style="text-align:center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">David Benoit in &#8220;A Charlie Brown Christmas&#8221;. </span></div>
<div style="text-align:center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I can hardly believe the amazing experience my daughter had to sing </span></div>
<div style="text-align:center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">on </span><span class="Apple-style-span">stage with such professional musicians.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align:center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">She is getting some great musical training.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align:center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Quinn and friend Nate were shepherds in the live nativity this year</span></div>
<div style="text-align:center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">and this was their first time without a parent.</span></div>
<div style="text-align:center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">They are growing up!</span></div>
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