A christmas caroling party at home turns a December evening into a sing-along by the tree, and families who book a Santa Claus visit in Columbus can have the last song end with a knock at the door.
A Christmas Caroling Party Inside the House
Family, neighbors and friends gather inside to sing together around the tree or the piano. Song sheets are a few printed pages of favorite carols so everyone can join in. A grown-up who plays the piano or guitar can lead, or a phone can play music on a speaker. The children can pick the songs.
This Christmas caroling party stays in the living room. Coats go in a bedroom. The singing happens by the tree. German Village, Victorian Village and Reynoldsburg families who call for this visit are asking for that indoor gathering.
Two or Three Songs, Then the Knock
Two or three songs at the end are the cue. A grown-up sends Santa a text, and he knocks while everyone is still gathered. Keep the last song going until the door opens so the children are already in one place when he walks in.
Have the tree lit and a path from the front door to that room. Santa comes in to the sound of the singing, claps along for the last song, then takes his seat by the tree and greets each child. The singing belongs to the guests. Santa’s part is the visit and the pictures.
Pictures After the Last Song
Take a group picture of all the singers around Santa, then each child with him. One adult takes pictures while another keeps the kids in the room. The song sheets can stay on the piano or on the floor; they can sit outside the picture.
Tell us the date, about when the singing will wrap up, and how many children. A Santa Claus impersonator booking matches a house full of singers who are not all one family. Reach us with those facts and we will confirm the knock time.
Close-up photos by the tree look better with a real bearded Santa. The traditional Santa wears the traditional suit with a full styled beard and costs less, which suits a larger group of neighbors. Mrs. Claus can join as an add-on and stand with the children for the group picture.
A holiday brunch with Santa is another way to fill a December weekend before this evening. That meal-first visit is a holiday brunch with Santa. Parents in Upper Arlington and Grandview Heights who want the same performer for a house visit can read Santa in Upper Arlington and Grandview Heights for how those two towns book.
A christmas caroling party is the singing, then the knock, then the pictures. German Village parlors, Victorian Village living rooms and Reynoldsburg family rooms all hold that order. Print the song sheets. Pick who leads. Santa comes in on the last song.
Print more song sheets than you think you need, and set a small stack on a side table so late arrivals can pick one up without stopping the singing. A grown-up can keep the speaker volume low enough that Santa’s knock is still easy to hear.
After the pictures, the guests can go back to talking in the kitchen. Santa’s visit is the last song, the greetings and the photos. The rest of the evening belongs to the family that hosted.
A Christmas caroling party works in a small living room if the singers stand close to the tree. It works in a larger room if you leave a path to the door. Either way, the last song is the cue, and Santa knocks while the group is still together. Keep a grown-up near the door so he can come in without stopping the singing.