School Christmas concerts have been reflected in popular culture—after all, the movie 'Home Alone 2' begins with a school concert scene. And, of course, everything goes awry there, too. If for no other reason, because Christmas is a time of rest and relaxation for everyone except, perhaps, professional singers and soccer players in the UK.
But children are not professional singers, so, well, just try to rehearse a song or a Christmas scene with full dedication when you're already in the holiday spirit! And where strict scenarios and blatant negligence meet, one can always expect trouble or some awkward moments...
Why go far to look for examples? The author of these lines, while in primary school, was the master of ceremonies for the school play, and literally on the day of the concert, my mom mixed up the start time—by a whole hour.
So, when the phone rang desperately in our house and the teacher—with a breaking voice (she would have been guaranteed an Oscar for the best tragic role, I believe)—asked where the hell I was, I had to urgently get dressed and was rushed to school in my stage costume. Good thing it was located nearby.
But, well, the whole school hall had to wait for me for an hour, listening to some poor high-schooler with his guitar, who they'd found on the spot to fill in the gap.
However, my mom also had her own concert story from her childhood. She and the other kids were supposed to recite different quatrains in turn during the preschool concert—but about a week before the concert, my mom got sick and returned only on the day of the performance. And no one told her that the order of the kids' performance had been changed, moving her to a few places later...
And so, on about the third attempt to start her own quatrain, my mom finally realized that something had gone wrong. Needless to say, when it was time for her new, actual turn, according to the new scenario, she missed it. After all, making changes to the program at the last minute was far from the best idea!
And yet, schools and preschools, with persistence worthy of better use, continue to organize these concerts. Thus giving us more and more reasons for funny stories and supply us with new cringeworthy memories. By the way, the audience—and they are not only adults, but also other children—also contribute to the festive disorder.
After all, a school concert is not the most exciting show, you must admit—so many viewers lose their attention and patience almost immediately after their young relative performs. So, some of our tales today are actually stories about viewers being far from the best-behaved.
In any case, even if no school concerts are expected in your personal schedule in the near future—please feel free to read this selection to the end. At the very least, we can almost guarantee you many pleasant minutes while reading, and a charge of good mood, too. And a good mood is exactly what we all need in anticipation of Christmas, isn't it? Oh yes, and your own stories in the comments—as well.
