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CHRISTMAS FUNCTION WITH CAROLS – 14 DECEMBER 2019 Carols – This year’s Christmas Carols and Dinner was well patronised, with over 110 members and guests joining in the occasion. Rather than having yet another Christmas Carol production, we took a simple approach of having everyone singing a cross-section of our most loved Christmas carols and songs for an hour or so before dinner, led by an impromptu ‘choir’ at the front of the hall. A small guest choir of ex-Ladies College “girls” performed two special Christmas songs while Ray and Laurensz also sang solos. Perhaps the most poignant part was watching our most elder of stateman, Leslie Ephraims join Laurensz in heartily singing “O holy Night” with a tear in his eye, as he no doubt recalled leading the singing on occasions like these in years gone by. Thank you Leslie. A big, big thanks also to Jeremy and Rena ...