de'rgh bells did not ring ting tingle in chapel this year e holiday band did not perform its annual Christmas concert in chapel for several reasons, Mike Chance, assistant professor of music and director of Harding' 5 bands, said. "Chapel is a short time span that should be focused on a devotional rather than entertainment," Chance said. "From that, there is not enough time to give a performance other than just an overview performance." Instead, the band put on a concert the evening of Nov. 30 in the McInteer plaza. This year, Craig Jones, music teacher at Harding Academy, filled in for the holiday band in chapel Dec. 7, bringing laughter to students through a wide variety of impersonations as he read "Twas the Night Before Christmas." Then, Jones led students in singing Christmas songs while they shook their keys and slapped the song books together, a tradition associated with the holiday band. Junior Chuck Elliott said he was impressed with Jones' talents, but missed the tradition of the holiday band. "Craig Jones' impersonations were totally 'scrumtrulescent' and should be included in the program every year," Elliott said. "However, singing with the band is ~ long-standing tradition, and I hate to see it interrupted. So, I say combine Craig Jones and the band for a winning Chrisbnas chapel." Chance said he decided over the summer to replace the chapel concert with an evening performance. "The outdoor performance gives us an opportunity to playa larger variety of Chrisbnas music, and it allows us to perform not only for Harding students but the community as "Yell during the holiday season," Chance said. Chance also said most comments after the outdoor performance were positive. "We will try to continue [the night concerts] in the following years and hope that as we go along, we will make changes that can only improve our performance." -LISA BLOUNT ORGANIZATIONS - 204 MEMBERS Of THE HOLIDAY BAND, freshmen JenOifer livingston and Valerie Mowrer, sophomore Pam Sublett, and freshman Jill Robertson playa Christmas song Nov. 30 in the Mclnteer plaza. The outdoor performance replaced a tradition of Christmas performances in chapel. -A. INGRAM
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