Welcome Yodel Newsletter Subscribers: 11/23/07
My fall tour is fast coming to a close. I have had a great year, thanks to many of you, performing about 193 show days this year. I musts say it was quite a grueling schedule and I am looking forward to a nice break for the holidays.
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. My wife and I had over 47 people at our home for the turkey feast yesterday. At least 30 of those souls were nieces and nephews under the age of 14. You could say there was real joy in great confusion.
My wife Kathie and I are now looking forward to Christmas but have always refused to start shopping on black Friday the name given to the shopping day after Thanksgiving.
I am looking forward to spending time during December and Christmas with my family and especially my cute little grandchildren Reed and Ivy. My daughter Emilie ( the mother of my grand kids ), and her husband Jim have now bought a home in our area about 15 miles away so we get to see them quite often which is just great.
One of the great shows I did this year was at the Norsk Hostfest in Minot North Dakota in October. During my time there Bill Sargent, my great drummer friend, and I had the wonderful opportunity to go to a special concert by the most fantastic Norwegian singer, Sissel. Bill and I both agree that she is most possibly the greatest vocalist ever to perform at that festival.
Here is a picture Bill and I were able to have taken with Sissel right after her great concert.
Her official website: www.sissel.net
Just a note to all you who want to see a great PBS Christmas special. Sissel will be the guest artist during the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas broadcast that will air on PBS this December. Times and dates will be different in your own area so check out your own PBS schedule for the month of December. Here is the link for PBS so you can look up the show schedule for your are at least two weeks in advance. www.pbs.org
Press release: 11/22/07
Public television will broadcast the 2006 Christmas Concert, “Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, featuring Sissel” at 7:00 PM Mountain Time (9:00 PM Eastern). The program will air throughout the United States, however times and dates may vary in some locations. Check your local PBS listings for details.
Dates for the event are December 19th and 24th.
For those of you who have asked for pictures of Emilie and the grand kids here are a few at your request.
Emilie and Jim with my cool grand kids Reed and Ivy
Reed and Emilie : Reed doing his best Chuck E. Cheese face.
Jim and Reed having a great time with the silly monkey book.
Merry Christmas
and a very Happy New year to all.
sincerely,
Kerry
Are the above pictures not some of the most incredible visions of the northern lights.
They really put me in a holiday spirit.
