Every year during the month of December, our Texas Children’s Staff Ukulele Choir, led by the hospital’s music therapists, brings holiday joy to patients and staff by caroling throughout the hospital. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, the group is not able to sing together for others, so they decided to come up with a different way to spread holiday cheer. With the help of the Child Life Department’s Media Producer, Ashby Gleditsch, the choir was filmed playing the carols as a group, and then each member individually recorded their vocal tracks in the Kids Own Studio.
“We really hope that someday soon we’ll once again be able to sing as a group all across the hospital, but in the meantime, we hope that these songs bring some light and joy into everyone’s hearts this holiday season,” said Alix Brickley, Music Therapist, Neonatal ICU.
To view the Care-O-Lings, click on the links below:
Part 1: Here We Come A-Caroling and Deck the Halls
Part 2: Twelve Days of Christmas
Part 3: Jingle Bells, Auld Lang Syne and Jolly Old Saint. Nicholas
Part 4: Silent Night, Up On the Housetop and, We Wish You a Merry Christmas
To view the entire video, please click here.
The videos will also be shared on our Instagram account @TCHPeople and Twitter @TCHCareers starting today through Friday, December 25.
A special thank you to our carolers for spreading holiday cheer!
Alix Brickley, Ashby Gleditsch, Marial Biard, Amy Jeppesen, Nick Ryan King Magdoza, Michaela Schenkel and Michael Way.