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The Activity Column<br />
Catherine Dugan’s guide to staying in... this week, sing out for the holidays!<br />
Singing is one of the things that this<br />
pandemic has taken from us. Group<br />
singing can spread the coronavirus<br />
so, we’re missing out on church choirs<br />
and school concerts. Christmas Carol<br />
Karaoke at Rotary Park has been cancelled.<br />
However, within your pod, singing is a great<br />
way to keep holiday spirits up. Pack your<br />
crowd into the car for a moving singalong<br />
through the decorated streets of Cape May.<br />
Singalongs are an essential part of the<br />
human experience. Since the dawn of time,<br />
making music together has been a way for<br />
humans to bond. It probably began with<br />
chants, stomps and claps, before developing<br />
into recognizable songs. Group singing<br />
reinforces connections within a group and<br />
may have once helped to ward off predators<br />
— it made the group sound larger and more<br />
powerful. Group music is common among<br />
animals for similar reasons — wolves howl<br />
to mark their territory and some species of<br />
apes “sing” in family groups. Songbirds have<br />
mastered group singing, but you don’t have<br />
to meet that standard. You’re looking for the<br />
mood boost of My Favorite Things. Singing<br />
really can make you feel better.<br />
You have time to practice — homeowners<br />
can join the Light Up Cape May Decorating<br />
Contest through December 7. Give everyone<br />
lyric sheets in advance to learn the words,<br />
otherwise your Twelve Days o Christmas will<br />
be a little heavy on the “ive golden rings.”<br />
Warm up with On the Way to Cape May. This<br />
song, written by Maurice “Buddy” Nugent,<br />
and popularized by Al Alberts, is a bouncy and<br />
cheerful lead into holiday tunes. Hanukkah is<br />
December 10 through 18 this year so, include<br />
The Dreidel Song and Light One Candle in your<br />
repertoire — “don’t let the light go out” is a<br />
particularly poignant message for 2020.<br />
For more of the holiday mood, visit<br />
Christmas at the Hangar on Saturday<br />
November 28, from 10 to 6. The Aviation<br />
Museum will have more music, along with<br />
cocoa, cookies and socially-distanced visits<br />
with Santa Claus. There will be a Christmas<br />
tree lighting at 6. Bring donations for the community<br />
food closet. Cape May’s merchants are<br />
eager to welcome you back to town for “safe,<br />
open-air shopping.” Visit any participating<br />
merchant to enter a raffle for weekly prizes,<br />
and the grand prize of a weekend getaway in<br />
Cape May. Visit capemaystrong.org for more<br />
information. Winter Wonderland returns<br />
to Congress Hall, with some old favorites,<br />
like the train, and some new features. Visit<br />
caperesorts.com for more information.<br />
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November 26, 2020 EXIT ZERO Page 39
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