I have never had the opportunity to go to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert. Tickets can be hard to get, especially if you are from Utah. This year, however, my darling friend managed to get four, so Mona, Esther, Ashley and I all got to go and enjoy not only the concert, but the beautiful lights of temple square. It was phenomenal.
It was a very, very cold night, and it was quite a miracle we made it at all, I am sure glad we did! David Bowie sang with the choir (AMAZING!) and then Tom Brokaw shared the story of the Candy Bomber.
““From little things come big things,” Gail Halvorsen remembered his father saying. As a twenty-seven-year-old American pilot, Halvorsen’s job was to airdrop much-needed food and supplies to the people of West Berlin in the aftermath of World War II. But it was his simple gift of two sticks of gum that launched an extraordinary humanitarian endeavor and earned him the nickname “The Candy Bomber.” Each day hundreds of small white parachutes delivered treats to the children of West Germany, bringing the spirit of Christmas to a world in need of peace and hope."
He told the story in much more detail that than little excerpt, at the end pieces of candy tied to small white, parachutes rained down from the ceiling. It was incredible.
The candy bomber himself was there, appearing right at the end. It was a beautiful message and a powerful presentation.
After the program we dried our eyes, composed ourselves, and wandered around temple square.
And then we ate ice cream - Of course!
It was a perfect way to celebrate the season!
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