Sing St. John will hold its eighth annual Community Holiday Celebration in Cruz Bay’s Frank Powell Park on Saturday, Dec. 20, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. The concert is free, and the audience is encouraged to join in during caroling and the rousing finale featuring Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus.”
Quelbe Resurrection will accompany the Recovery Choir on several fun holiday favorites and then launch into their own repertoire of very danceable music. Drummer and culture bearer Delroy “Ital” Anthony will also perform.
“This holiday celebration is sure to bring Love City together in hope and unity,” said Kristen Carmichael-Bowers, director of Sing St. John. “It’s always a thrill to perform with Quelbe Resurrection, and this holiday season they’ll finish with a dance set to help us to greet the holidays on a wave of joyful community spirit.”
Participating choirs include the St. John Recovery Choir, Ocama Youth Choir, The Senior Singalong, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church Choir, and the Bethany and Emmaus Moravian Churches Choir.
The program includes songs for Christmas, Hanukkah, Solstice, and the New Year sung in English, Spanish, and Swahili. As a special treat, the V.I. for Life Quadrille Dancers will perform.
There will be food for sale by Roti King and Chef Maxine and Roy “Ras Feba” Reed. And because everybody loves a cool treat, Our Market Smoothies will be selling fracos and a wide selection of drinks.
Audience members are encouraged to bring their own chairs to be comfortable throughout the entire evening. A limited number of chairs for senior citizens will be available,
This year, Sing St. John, like many nonprofits, is experiencing funding cuts. To help keep their programs going in 2026, they need to raise $30,000 by December 31. Donation boxes will be available for cash and pledges, and audience members are encouraged to participate in the 50/50 raffle. The raffle winner will be announced at the end of the event.
Sing St. John’s programming is free for all, thanks to community donors.
Sing St. John is jointly supported by a grant from VI Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, DC, a federal agency.
For further information, visit http://singstjohn.org.
