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We missed the Jonathan Coulton show at Pandemonium last night, as Elayna had her Holiday Concert.

There were performances by the 7/8 grade strings, 7/8 grade band, various iterations of the chorus, and the full band (including sixth graders, and thus including Elayna). Overall, they were much better than the elementary school holiday concerts had been.

Miss Kid kicked ass, I'm proud to say. The band as a whole did a great job (it's the first time I've seen Elayna performa as a part of a group this large).

I'm also very amused by the subversiveness of the chorus teacher, who tossed in Fred Silver's "12 Days After Christmas," never got more religious than Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," and also had the combined chorus sing Lennon's "Imagine" (what could be more seasonal than singing of a world with no religion?).

Bonus amusement: The father who came in late and sat down next to us had a can of ginger ale (in spite of the fact that the auditorium had a "no food or drinks" sign). After about ten seconds, it became damned obvious that it wasn't filled with just ginger ale. Fortunately, his behavior never resulted in anything to embarrass his child.