Christmas 2017 part 3 - 6-10 December 2017

So continuing my blog of my Christmas celebrations in 2017 - on 6 December I went to a concert in Sale.  On the way to the concert I had a meal at the Greek restaurant near to Sale Metrolink station - Sokrates Taverna - and ordered keftedes (Greek meat balls) as a starter and moussaka as the main course - £12 for two courses was a very reasonable price.  The starter came quickly, and the moussaka took a long time to come.  The reason was that everything is cooked from fresh, none of the food is pre-prepared.  Unfortunately I had to eat the moussaka very quickly, but it was really delicious.

The reason I was in Sale was that I went to the Sale Gilbert & Sullivan Society Christmas Concert.  It was not what I expected, and there was not enough Gilbert & Sullivan for my taste, but it was, nonetheless, an enjoyable evening.

The next day, 7th December, I caught some of the Manchester Civil Service Choir performing Christmas Carols at the People's History Museum (and I sang a few carols to myself as I was listening to them sing) and viewed the extent of the Cîroc around the Christmas Tree event at New Bailey (which was not very inspiring).

In the evening I met up with a friend and we sent to the Houghton Weavers Christmas Concert, in Prestwich, which was fun!

On Friday 8th December I went to Liverpool.  Liverpool Philharmonic Hall sent me an email close to my birthday offering me a free concert, and one of the options was A Russian Christmas on the afternoon of the 8th.  It was very good, and a very pleasant way to spend a Friday afternoon.

In the evening I watched another Christmas film on YouTube, this time it was "A Royal Christmas" - with the compulsory happy ending.

On Saturday 9th December we had snow!  I had planned to visit the Christmas Tree Festival at Oldham Parish Church and thought should I, or shouldn't I?  In the end I did go, and was pleased that I had ventured out.  It was, as always, a lovely event to do, and is now a firm fixture in my Christmas calendar.   In the evening I went to Didsbury to hear the Manchester Bach Choir sing Bush's Christmas Cantata.  That was pleasant, but it was a bitterly cold night and perhaps I might have wiser to stay at home.

On the 10th December I didn't do anything particularly festive, but did go to my choir practice which is always good fun.