SM
City San Lazaro
This Christmas, SM City San Lazaro is
celebrating the holidays by remembering all the things that make Christmas
merry: Music, Laughter, Indulgence, Give Giving and the Spirit of Sharing.
SM City San Lazaro presents the MERRY
MELODIES OF CHRISTMAS and to welcome the season are its 24-feet-tall Giant Drummer
Boy with 9 of its 3-feet-tall Little Drummer Boys from November 10-January 6, 2013!
The centerpiece is inspired by the song
written by Katherine Kennicott Davies who was from St. Joseph, Missouri. She wrote the song “The Little Drummer Boy”,
originally titled “The Carol of the Drum” in 1941 and it soared to popularity when it
was recorded by the Trapp Family Singers.
This is a story of a poor young boy who,
unable to afford a gift for the infant Jesus, plays his drum for the new born
with the Virgin Mary’s approval.
Miraculously, the baby, although a new born, seems to understand and
smiles at the boy in gratitude!
And what’s so wonderful is the fact that
Katherine Davies left all of the royalties and proceeds from her compositions,
which include operas, choruses, children’s operattas, cantatas, piano and organ
pieces, and songs…to WELLESLEY COLLEGE’S MUSIC DEPARTMENT. These funds are used to support musical
instrument instruction.
The message SM City San Lazaro
intends to send across is the art of sharing and giving. In this year, they aim to reunite and unify. This is the
time to be with people we long to be with for the whole year.
SM City San Lazaro also invites kids from different
foundations and communities, to share the true meaning
of Christmas. "Giving" is not only seen through tangible things but also in what can never be bought--love, attention, honour,
happiness and sacrifices. Share
what you have with those who are less fortunate either through your talents, skills or knowledge.
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