‘Christmas is synonymous with music’: How concerts are going ahead during the pandemic
CBC News Ottawa3 months ago
2:19Soprano Suzie LeBlanc and harpist Caroline Léonardelli performed for a virtual audience this year for the Music and Beyond Christmas concert, which was posted online in a series of twelve videos. Julian Armour, executive director of Music and Beyond, says the virtual concerts are “the next best thing” to live performances.2:19
Whether the setting is a concert hall, a crowded church or a shopping mall, the sound of yuletide carols being sung by a choir is a staple of the holiday season.
CALGARY Christmas is going to look different for many Albertans this year. The province has banned all indoor, and outdoor, social gatherings for the next four weeks. The ban will essentially kill holiday family get-togethers. Premier Jason Kenney says the hard truth is the biggest single source of viral transmission is at home gatherings. “If we relax the public health measures to large family gatherings in just three weeks’ time we will, without a shadow of a doubt, see a large increase in hospitalizations and fatalities,” Kenney said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. COVID-19 has already led to the cancellation of many annual Christmas events in southern Alberta. The Fort Macleod Santa Clause Christmas parade won’t run for the first time in 38 years and Santa has cancelled his visit to Park Place Shopping Centre. “