Stella Maris College hosts ‘CHRISTMAS MELODIES’
– An Annual Christmas Carol Concert
To commemorate the birth of baby Jesus, our celebration this festive season aimed to be meaningful and to reflect the love and selflessness of our Saviour and Lord. Our College invited schools, colleges and church choirs to participate in the harmonious melodies of traditional and modern Christmas carols at “CHRISTMAS MELODIES”. This concert was a celebration of families coming together and enjoying the tinkling of the sleigh bells and jingle bells.
The programme commenced with the blessing by Fr. David Arockiam and team from the well-known Madha TV. 14 prominent church choirs and music groups performed live at the Open Air Theatre on our campus, rendering a selection of the best and much loved Christmas carols. The College’s own music groups, the Star of the Sea and Western Music Club also participated at the concert.
Earlier on 7 December 2022, our College had conducted a Carol Singing Competition for Schools and Colleges from all over Chennai. 16 choir groups from schools and 5 college choirs participated in this event. Sherwood Hall School and Patrician College of Arts and Science won the first place under each category. The winners also participated by singing the carols that won them the first place at the concert before receiving their trophies and prizes.
The College has also organised ‘Christmas Bazaar’, a street market of pretty stalls displaying their ware of food, home-made baked goodies, finger foods, gifts, accessories, clothing and apparel, jewellery, cosmetics and seasonal items. The mouth-watering aroma of the brownies and biryani, soulful music and songs of the choir singers and sounds of students’ laughter and enjoyment made the event a success. To make this season of joy meaningful, the College will be donating all proceeds from the concert and Christmas Bazaar to charity.
The following were the choir groups performed at CHRISTMAS MELODIES: Santhome Basilica, St. Luke’s Church, St. Louis Church, Dhwani, Luz Church, Our Lady of Health Shrine, Lazarus Church, Sherwood Hall Choir, Shamrocks from Patrician College of Arts and Science, Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), St. Anne’s Church, Nesapakkam, St. Patrick’s Church, Stella Maris College Western Music Club and Star of the Sea Group, Tamil Choir, (Stella Maris College).
