Snow gently drifting down, Christmas carols being sung by all… inside an airport?!
*cue record screech*
Yep, it snowed inside the airport yesterday morning and we all sang carols as adult beverages were given out.
“Listen up!! No one pays attention to me. You’re all staring at your phones.”
The Delta employee at my gate had a brash New York accent. I rolled my eyes at his rude start over the intercom.
“I will give a free adult beverage coupon to the first person who comes up here and sings a song on this intercom.”
My fellow passengers and I, all strangers, exchange skeptical glances.
A portly man scurried up and hurriedly murmered the first few bars of Row Row Row Your Boat into the mic.
“Now I want a Christmas carol!! Another free drink for whoever will sing us a Christmas carol!”
This man is serious.
A young woman hurried up to the mic, beaming as she belted out The Christmas Song (“chestnuts roasting on an open fire”).
We all sang along and smiled politely. Aw this is cute, I thought to myself.
“Ya know folks,” the Yankee continued, “I’m from New Yawk, if ya couldn’t tell! And one thing I really miss living in the south is a white Christmas. So how about someone come up here and sing us White Christmas?”
The same woman, with her beautiful voice, grabbed the mic again.
As she began singing, the Delta agent rushed behind the counter and pulled out a large black box with a handle and a spout.
Before we knew it, snow was fluttering all around the gate, swirling around our smiling faces as we all sang along to White Christmas.
Ok so maybe it wasn’t real snow from the sky, but it fell softly and melted quickly and looked gorgeous, just like the real stuff.
Never have I before been so filled with holiday joy in a sea of strangers, most of us tired and irritable and in need of caffeine — or something stronger.
In that moment, snow and carols swirling in the middle of this buzzing terminal, I felt truly joyful and at peace.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Charlotte x
Did this really happen? I would have loved to be there!
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It did! I got a short video of it but am having trouble uploading it onto WP. I’ll add it soon!
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cant wait 🙂
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I remember a few days ago, in school, I told my friends I made a short song, it went a little like this.
little satna, little santa, you never ever came
little santa, little santa, you never said my name
little santa, little santa, you are offcicially dead
little santa, little santa, all that’s left is your head
little santa, little santa, whats with that bell?
is it because your the new ruler of hell
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I’m not sure your little song really fits with the positive theme of this post but it did really make me laugh. I’m not sure the scene would have been quite as heartwarming if they had given you the microphone and asked you to sing!
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if they did , I would look like a fool. I only made it up since I just think santa is a satanic, that’s all
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I love this story and love it even more because it’s true. It’s great when things like this happen. Hope u can manage to upload the video.
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I totally agree — mundane things like airport delays are often easy to dismiss as nothing but headaches, but moments like this when humanity’s goodness shines make those airport delays magical and memorable! BTW I just got the video up!
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Great will have a look at the video
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I love this story. Just reading it made me feel warm & cozy, even made me smile. That must have been amazing, I would love to have been there
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Thank you! It was truly a magical moment. I just uploaded the video of the snow!
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This is an awesome entry Charlotte! Glad to have dropped by and read it. Your post made a good bed time story!
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This is very sweet x
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