Being the coolest conductor

Two days of carolling with the Australian Youth Choir has reaped a rich and sugery harvest.

Yesterday the choristers finished the rounds of the market in front of a jam donut stall.  They sang We wish you a merry Christmas, altering the figgy pudding verse to "Now bring us some hot jam donuts..." while stepping gradually closer to the stall.  (It got particularly menacing when we came to the following verse: "And we won't go until we've got some!")

And the donut vendor came through with the best donuts in Melbourne's north -- light and sweet, with a jolly good squirt of jam inside.

The choristers went away very enthusiastic about the prospect of returning for more.  All but a couple of them turned up for the second engagement, ready and eager.

Which brings us to today...

The haul was impressive: jelly desserts, sponge fingers and another box of donuts (we did the trick of stepping gradually closer with each verse, edging out the queue).

We added some extra verses (sing it if you like!):

• Now bring us some cheesy pizza...
• Now bring us some chockie bikkies...
• Now bring us some fizzy drinkies...
• Now bring us some cherry cupcakes...
• Now bring us Hawaian pizza...
• Now bring us some hot jam donuts...

As one of the choristers was leaving, he said he reckoned I was the best conductor they've had for carols -- all the other gigs have involved healthy food, not cool stuff like what we got today!