Every holiday season comes tied with one of caroling for the choir’s Chamber Singers.

The Chamber Singers perform regularly on weekends and weekdays at nursing homes, retirement communities and other locations, to where they are invited by groups to sing at luncheons. “We get all dressed up and everyone’s singing and you get this warm, fuzzy feeling,” junior Victoria Van Duyne said. “The people we perform for all appreciate it.”

Choir director Bill Liberatore looks forward to caroling every year. “It’s fun to get the chance to perform the same music over and over again because we keep improving with every performance,” Liberatore said. “It’s a nice time of year to go around and sing for people.”

Having the opportunity to improve at each performance is one of the many aspects of caroling that junior Alexandra Codina enjoys. “It’s different from concerts because it’s a smaller group of people—only about 40,” Codina said. “With caroling music you get to have a bit more fun and you don’t have to be as serious.”

The singers perform a wide spectrum of songs when they go caroling. “We do a lot of classics like ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘Deck the Halls’ but we also do some gospel songs,” Van Duyne said. “We’re doing one this year that I like a lot that combines classical tunes everyone knows and adds holiday lyrics to it.”

The money raised from caroling, donations and concerts helps fund the choir’s trips throughout the school year. “Caroling has a fundraising component to it so that we are able to supplement the families who need help to pay for our trips, and depending on how expensive they are, I decide how many gigs we’ll do,” Liberatore said. This year, the Chamber Singers have five performances to raise money for their cruise to Mexico in May. The Chamber Singers will also spread holiday cheer to Gunn students with the rest of the choir at their concert Dec. 14.