{"id":36036,"date":"2025-11-15T11:35:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T00:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=36036"},"modified":"2025-11-15T11:35:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T00:35:34","slug":"community-singers-expected-to-flock-to-last-christmas-mashup-in-wheeler-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/11\/15\/community-singers-expected-to-flock-to-last-christmas-mashup-in-wheeler-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Community singers expected to flock to Last Christmas mashup in Wheeler Place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"isPasted\">Registrations are now open for Newcastle\u2019s favourite festive community chorus, with Civic Theatre\u2019s One Song Sing event returning to Wheeler Place next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be the third year Novocastrians have been given an hour to learn a special Christmas song before joining together in a one-off public pop-up performance led by community music group The Sum of the Parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/getmedia\/ea7d4621-9268-4733-8f69-c69907144137\/1d_More-than.jpg\" alt=\"Registrations are now open for Newcastle\u2019s favourite festive community chorus, with Civic Theatre\u2019s One Song Sing event returning to Wheeler Place next month. This will be the third year Novocastrians have been given an hour to learn a special Christmas song before joining together in a one-off public pop-up performance led by community music group The Sum of the Parts. Following two hugely successful renditions of Paul Kelly\u2019s Christmas classic \u2018How to Make Gravy\u2019, this year\u2019s mashup will blend the nostalgia of Wham\u2019s holiday hit \u2018Last Christmas\u2019 with the modern pop song \u2018Birds of a Feather\u2019 by Billie Eilish. Executive Manager Civic Theatre Leonie Wallace said the event is a way of celebrating the Christmas season with the community. \u201cOne Song Sing is our way of saying thank you to the community for their support of the theatre during the past year,\u201d Ms Wallace said. \u201cWe look forward to welcoming the community back to Wheeler Place on 22 December for another wonderful celebration in the heart of the Civic precinct.\u201d Chair of City of Newcastle\u2019s Community and Culture Strategic Advisory Committee Cr Jenny Barrie said the event offers a unique opportunity for people of all ages and abilities to share in the fun of a festive community sing-along.  &quot;One Song Sing has attracted around 3,000 combined registrations during the past two years and has become a festive favourite, uniting locals in a relaxed, joyful singing experience that connects and celebrates community spirit,\u201d Cr Barrie said. The free sing-along will start from 5.30pm on Monday 22 December. Visit the Civic Theatre website to register for the event.   No prior singing experience is required as the event is inclusive, welcoming and designed to make everyone feel part of something special.  The performance will also be recorded and shared online, allowing the wider community and those who are unable to make it on the day to experience the festive spirit. A link to last year\u2019s performance can be found here\">More than 1,000 community members joined voices to take part in Civic Theatre&#8217;s One Song Sing event in Wheeler Place last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following two hugely successful renditions of Paul Kelly\u2019s Christmas classic \u2018How to Make Gravy\u2019, this year\u2019s mashup will blend the nostalgia of Wham\u2019s holiday hit \u2018Last Christmas\u2019 with the modern pop song \u2018Birds of a Feather\u2019 by Billie Eilish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Executive Manager Civic Theatre Leonie Wallace said the event is a way of celebrating the Christmas season with the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne Song Sing is our way of saying thank you to the community for their support of the theatre during the past year,\u201d Ms Wallace said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to welcoming the community back to Wheeler Place on 22 December for another wonderful celebration in the heart of the Civic precinct.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair of City of Newcastle\u2019s Community and Culture Strategic Advisory Committee Cr Jenny Barrie said the event offers a unique opportunity for people of all ages and abilities to share in the fun of a festive community sing-along.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;One Song Sing has attracted around 3,000 combined registrations during the past two years and has become a festive favourite, uniting locals in a relaxed, joyful singing experience that connects and celebrates community spirit,\u201d Cr Barrie said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The free sing-along will start from 5.30pm on Monday 22 December. Visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/civictheatrenewcastle.com.au\/\">Civic Theatre website<\/a>&nbsp;to register for the event. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No prior singing experience is required as the event is inclusive, welcoming and designed to make everyone feel part of something special.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The performance will also be recorded and shared online, allowing the wider community and those who are unable to make it on the day to experience the festive spirit. A link to last year\u2019s performance can be found&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P_mfTtd7ir8&amp;list=RDP_mfTtd7ir8&amp;start_radio=1\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registrations are now open for Newcastle\u2019s favourite festive community chorus, with Civic Theatre\u2019s One Song Sing event returning to Wheeler Place next month. This will be the third year Novocastrians have been given an hour to learn a special Christmas song before joining together in a one-off public pop-up performance led by community music group &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/11\/15\/community-singers-expected-to-flock-to-last-christmas-mashup-in-wheeler-place\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Community singers expected to flock to Last Christmas mashup in Wheeler Place&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36036"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36037,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36036\/revisions\/36037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}