12/2/09 One of Cathy's favorite things to do at Christmas time is tuba Christmas. We went for years down in Corpus Christi, where we lived before here. We have attended the last 3 years here in Austin. Tuba Christmas is a gathering of all the low brass--tubas, sousaphones, basses, euphoniums, French horns, trombones, etc.--in some public place in order to place Christmas music. Yesterday on the south steps of the Capitol, some 200 players came together. Cathy and I remarked that we were surprised that the playlist tended toward the religious, not the secular. They played O Come, All Ye Faithful and Joy to the World, and many others. Yes, they played Jingle Bells and Deck the Halls, but these tended to be in the minority.
We ate our lunch in the bright sunshine and listened to the music. We watched the crowds--people of all ages and stations and races--likewise eating, listening, and enjoying the day. What I like most of all yesterday was seeing children sitting on cannons. It was a metaphor for Christmas. May we turn all of our cannons into resting spots for children.
Love,
Lynn
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