On Saturday evening, the Christmas Tree Singers performed their annual traditional Christmas concert from the bandstand at the Place d'Armes in Luxembourg city centre, starting at 18:00.
This year they were back on their traditional early Saturday evening slot from last year's midweek slot; the Christmas Market was full of revellers, many of whom had come into the city especially for the concert has become a log-standing fixture in the expatriate calendar.
Conducted by Stuart Alexander, and with Mick Swithinbank on piano, the 25-strong choir performed a mix of Carols and Christmas songs. The evening was cold and slightly damp and the Christmas market was crammed with seasonal revellers, many of whom were availing of the Gluwein available from the market stalls. Many too, joined in and sang along in true Christmas-karaoke style, to the more well-known songs.
The choir started off with a jolly rendition of "Christmas is Coming", followed by "Deck the Halls" before the carols "Silent Night" and "Where Shepherds watched their flocks". A rousing "Ding Dong Merrily on High" raised the tempo once more, along with "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and many more seasonal favourites.
The concert sped along with the crowd swelling to traditional capacity numbers as the lure of Gluwein and Carols became too difficult to resist, until they finished off in traditional style by addressing the audience with "We wish you a Merry Christmas".
