Even through I’m not responsible for music in a church this year, the Christmas season remains musically busy. My first official Christmas engagements are the Christmas lights switch-on in East Leake (free event in the town centre, with music from Charnwood Concert Band starting at 3:45pm) and, alongside Jane, singing with the University choir at the Cope Auditorium next Wednesday evening (7:30pm, tickets at £7 with concessions and available online or on the door).

It isn’t just gigs – there are also the rehearsals supporting those gigs and some additional events I’ve signed up for. Those include a scratch band playing in Loughborough’s Carillon shopping centre on the afternoon of 14th December (first rehearsal tomorrow night – I’m planning on tuba for this one) and guesting on electric bass with a big band which meets up in Nottingham on the afternoon of 15th December, so another set of music to get the hang of.

Phew!