The singing Salvation Army guy
Last week while leaving the train station to start my trek in to the office, I was roused from my grogginess by a new experience.
On the stairs leading to street level, I was met with a Christmas song. As I tried to remember if I had ever heard music playing in the stairwell before, I realized there was no music, only a single male voice. At that point I categorized it as a street performer, likely using Christmas spirit to make some extra money.
When I reached the street, I found the source of the jolly tune… the Salvation Army guy? He didn’t wield a bell. He didn’t wear a Santa hat. Instead he had a microphone hooked up to a portable speaker next to the trademark hanging red bucket.
In that moment, I was mentally transported from a mobbed train station to a winter wornderland. Though I forced myself not to sing along, I couldn’t stop smiling.
I have now caught several of his appearances featuring such timeless classics as The Christmas Song and White Christmas.
What a way to catch attention. May the bucket overfloweth.
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