Mystic ― For most of a century, Mystic Seaport has been singing Christmas carols.
Sunday marked the 75th year of the annual “Community Carol Sing” at the museum, with Jamie Spillane conducting his 36t.
Mystic The songs were the same, but the venue was different.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 200 people on Sunday attended the 73rd Annual Community Carol Sing at Mystic Seaport Museum, which became a drive-in caroling event led by Jamie Spillane in the museum s south parking lot. Caroling brings people together, and in this crazy year, I think people s souls are heavy. We can brighten those souls up a little bit, Spillane said.
Before 3 p.m., cars filed in, and spectators donated non-perishable, pet and toiletry products for the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center as admission. Spillane, an associate professor of music and director of choral studies at the University of Connecticut, conducted an eight-person choir and four-person brass accompaniment. He said the choir usually counts around 40 members.