Warde Alumnus to Lead Annual Christmas Sing-Along in Bridgeport on Sunday, December 13

B.A.C.I.O., Inc., an Italian cultural organization headed by Bridgeport ex-Mayor Leonard Paoletta, and Circolo Sportivo announce the Third Annual Christmas Carol Community Sing-Along on Sunday, December 13, at 3 PM, at Saint Margaret’s Shrine, 2539 Park Avenue, Bridgeport.

The volunteer choir and brass quartet will be conducted by Andrew Warde Class of 1976 graduate Tony Procaccini, Music Director of Saint Patrick Church, Bridgeport. Procaccini is pictured with the choir below at last year's event.

The music program will last an hour or less. A "special visitor" from the North Pole is expected for the children, and the children will be encouraged to sing with the choir, as they did last year in the photo below.

The first two editions of the sing-along brought together many residents of the Greater Bridgeport area for a pleasant afternoon of fun for both adults and children, in what may eventually develop into a long-standing and popular tradition.

Selections will include seasonal carols such as "O Come, All Ye Faithful" and well-known secular songs such as "Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town."

Volunteer singers interested in participating are asked to contact Procaccini at 718.873.7421 or mail to aprocaccini@juno.com. An optional general rehearsal is tentatively set for Friday evening, Dec. 11, in Bridgeport.

In case of inclement weather, the venue becomes the Circolo Sportivo building, directly across the street from the shrine. Light refreshments will follow.

Please sign the AWHS Guest Book.

Visit the Andrew Warde High School Gift Shop.

Watch the AWHS 1976 vintage "film".