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Springfield Metro Chorus Again Offers Singing Christmas Cards

(Photo: Randy Stewart)
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KSMU Radio

It's always a treat to have a group from Springfield Metro Chorus in our studios.  Affiliated with Sweet Adelines International, Springfield Metro Chorus is a local women's barbershop-style chorus.  Once again this year they'll deliver live "singing Christmas cards" via telephone on Saturday December 19. 

Spokesperson Mary Donaldson says that, while "officially" the singing Christmas cards are scheduled to be delivered between 9:00am and 4:00pm Central time on the 19th, they'll continue "until we are finished! Usually we end up going beyond 6:00pm singing these songs.  Last year we did, I believe, 60 total.  What we do is, we get the peoples' phone number and their name, and a special message from the purchaser.  If we can't get hold of them we just keep trying--or we end up leaving a voicemail." Either way, "they always get the song."  It's a fun way to wish your friends and family a happy holiday.

The group will place calls anywhere in the USA, including Alaska and Hawaii, for a cost of $10 per call.  There are five song choices this year: "Believe," "Jingle Bell Rock," "Secret of Christmas," "Mary Did You Know", or "Silver Bells."

While they'd like to take all the orders TODAY (Friday Dec.18), they will continue to accept song orders through tomorrow.  To order singing Christmas cards visit http://www.springfieldmetrochorus.com and click on the "Singing Christmas Cards" tab, or you can call (417) 860-9995 or 893-9169.

As a special treat, Mary Donaldson, Kayla Thompson, Diane Durham and Marie Lovin gave us a live in-studio sample of their barbershop-quartet style harmony on "Mary's Little Boy Child," which you can hear by clicking the audio file link above.

Randy Stewart joined the full-time KSMU staff in June 1978 after working part-time as a student announcer/producer for two years. His job has evolved from Music Director in the early days to encompassing production of a wide range of arts-related programming and features for KSMU, including the online and Friday morning Arts News. Stewart assists volunteer producers John Darkhorse (Route 66 Blues Express), Lee Worman (The Gold Ring), and Emily Higgins (The Mulberry Tree) with the production of their programs. He's also become the de facto "Voice of KSMU" in recent years due to the many hours per day he’s heard doing local station breaks. Stewart’s record of service on behalf of the Springfield arts community earned him the Springfield Regional Arts Council's Ozzie Award in 2006.