Merry Christmas PCYO

Merry Christmas PCYO! Thanks for helping to make the 2009 Christmas Concert a memorable one, and don't forget to enjoy your holiday free time practicing your instrument!

Experts Agree - PCYO's Jazz Brothers are Adults Disguised as Kids

Police attempt to get a statement from PCYO Director Camille Barnes

"There's no other way to explain it," says Gina Ramsey, shaking her head, "Kids just don't sound like that." In fact, after PCYO's 2009 Christmas Concert was over, guests began circulating rumors that the music was rigged, and that grown-ups were only pretending to be kids during the PCYO Jazz Brothers segment to make PCYO appear superior to all other youth orchestras.

"That is ridiculous," argues Camille Barnes, PCYO's director. "Of course PCYO's Jazz Brothers are children. This is what people actually sound like when they practice!"

People remain skeptical, including L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. "I cannot confirm nor deny the rumors. I was not at the show, but we will launch a full-blown investigation to ensure that PCYO remains an honest and credible service to the citizens of California."

Is Camille Barnes lying to protect PCYO's integrity, or are the PCYO Jazz Brothers truly an extremely talented group that practices regularly?

PCYO Assistant Director Robert Regan could not be reached for comment.

Greensleeves - More Than Just "The Christmas Concert Song"

...A little birdie told me that some PCYO students aren't practicing enough. I'm scared!

The holiday concert is one of my very favorite things about Christmas. I love it when students take the stage to show off their hard work. I love how proud the parents sit in the audience. I even love the mistakes, because holiday music is the happiest music in the world.

I'm especially excited this year because you're playing Greensleeves!
Did you know...

Greensleeves is one of the songs in A Charlie Brown Christmas!

Greensleeves is a funny song from Ireland about a girl with grass stains on her shirt.

It has the same Christmas hymn of What Child is This?

Variations of the song Greensleeves was used in the movie, How the West Was Won. Since they changed the song a bit, they titled it Home in the Meadow.

This song used to be a ringer on my old cell phone. Greensleeves played only when Mr. Robert called!

Greensleeves has played on The Simpsons, Lassie and The Office!

Greensleeves has been covered by Elvis Presley, rock band Jethro Tull, Olivia Newton-John, Leonard Cohen and James Taylor.

Vince Guaraldi made my favorite version from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Listen to it right HERE.

Love & music,
Fayeruz