Christmas is a special time of the year for the children at Beaver Road and The Christie has a very special place in all our hearts - Holly Myers

Holly Myers - Subject Leader for Music at Beaver Road Primary School

Holly Myres

On Tuesday 8th December, the members of the Beaver Road Primary Choir in Years 3 and 4 will be performing in The Christie Charity Christmas Concert at Manchester Cathedral. 

This will be the third year that our choir has been invited to take part in the Christie Concert. We loved performing at Gorton Monastery the last two years, but we are really excited about singing in the cathedral. It is a very special venue and I am sure that it will be another amazing experience for our pupils. 

We have been enjoying practising the songs for our performances in our choir rehearsals. We will be singing the traditional carol Away in a Manger, and a lively song called Sparkle and Shine from the film Nativity. We are also looking forward to performing alongside the professional performers and other community groups in some other songs.

Christmas is a special time of the year for the children, parents and staff at Beaver Road and The Christie has a very special place in all our hearts. For me, the Christmas season begins with The Christie Concert. We are proud once again to have our school choir invited to join this wonderful celebration.

Beaver Road Choir performing at
Gorton Monastery last year.

Lots of the children here are really excited about performing in the cathedral and are very enthusiastic about supporting The Christie. One of our Year 4 members of the choir Rosie Cooke is delighted to be singing at the cathedral. She did a yard sale recently which raised £24 for the Christie and she loves being part of the choir. She is delighted that our school has been invited to sing for The Christie again this Christmas. 

The school has lots of other exciting events coming up this month. The Year 5 and 6 members of the choir will be singing in care and residential homes in the local area. They will also be entertaining patients in the dining room at The Christie.

We are also extremely excited to be invited to perform on the Blue Peter Christmas Special. The children will be filmed at the BBC studios at Media City on the 10th December and the show will be broadcast on Thursday 17th December. 

The choir and I are really looking forward to all of our performances, and we can’t wait to spread some festive cheer in the local community and beyond!