Christmas fun

Flashback to mid-December.

With a slew of Christmas concerts in town, foreigners were in hot demand to play Santa. Accordingly, Aaron guest starred as Santa at two parties for some young 'uns. Delighted to avoid being Mrs. Claus, I was happy to join up as a reindeer for one of his shows. We taught the kids how to handjive and play London Bridge. Not seasonal? I'm sure you're mistaken... Later that day we watched a joint concert between Wadayama JHS, SHS, and Ikuno SHS. Jim from Ikuno broke Aaron's Christmas monopoly, and entertained the audience as Santa. But even better than the boys playing Santa was Ishihara-sensei...

Japanese snowmen [yuki daruma] have 2 balls instead of 3. Sitting on the stage for most of the concert was a large Japanese-style snowman, with a gigantic orange cone for a nose and a floppy red hat. During a medley, red legs are revealed! The snowman rises and tries to dance. But due to mobility issues, the dancing was pretty much just bending her knees.... All of which added up to a giant chicken bobbing on the stage. Hooray for the Christmas Chicken!