Ealing Choral Society had hoped to perform live for its annual Charity Christmas Carol concert in support of Meadow House Hospice. Instead, due to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Society broadcast a newly created Christmas concert performance on its YouTube channel on Saturday, 12^th December at 7pm (see video link below).  The concert,  designed especially for an at-home audience, was conducted by Jonathan Williams and featured the singers of Ealing Choral Society, organist Alexander Pott, and readings by ECS Associate John Sergeant and others.

Comprised of favourite Christmas carols for choir and audience interspersed with festive readings, the online concert reproduced in as much authenticity as possible Ealing Choral Society’s annual charity carol concert, normally a sell-out tradition for the people of Ealing. The highlight of the programme was a performance of The Butterfly Carol, commissioned in 2017 by Members and Associates of Ealing Choral Society and written especially for Meadow House Hospice by Jonathan Williams with lyrics by Anna Wordsmith. With its soaring melodies and poignant text of love and loss, the moving carol struck an emotional chord with many listeners during what will be an exceptional Christmas celebration at the end of an unforgettable year.

A total of £3,600 was raised by the concert (see more details here).

Meadow House Hospice serves the population of the London boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow, caring for people with a life-limiting or terminal condition, their families and carers.  The money raised will be used to enhance the environment for their patients, such as the upkeep of their award winning garden.  It will also be used to provide pieces of specialist furniture for their patients.