Christmas/Nine Mornings Festival to be launched this weekend

The 2015 SVG Christmas/Nine Mornings Festival will be officially launched this Sunday, November 29 from 6.00 pm at Heritage Square.

The programme will begin with the traditional lighted street parade featuring the Police Band, Cadet Corps Band, Sion Hill Euphonium Steel Orchestra, X-Pan, String Bands, Rose Bank Boom Drum and the Rose Hall Drummers. This will be followed by a Christmas concert and the lighting of Heritage Square.{{more}}

The Christmas concert will begin with a special word for the nation by Pastor Gilbert Porter of the Belair New Testament Church. Addresses will come from Lennox Bowman of the SVG Nine Mornings Committee and corporate sponsors the National Lotteries Authority and VINLEC.

Scheduled to appear in the concert will be: Called Out, La Gracia Dance Company, Arabesque, Stacey Little, Luta, Sulle, The Bowmans, Lowmans Anglican School Dancers with special presentations from various community groups.

Cecil Mc Kie, the minister of tourism, sports and culture is expected to declare the festival open. The launched is being held under the theme: “Celebrating The Reason For The Season.”

The Nine Mornings festivities, which are unique to St Vincent & the Grenadines will be staged across the country from December 16 to 24. But throughout the month of December there will be concerts, caroling contests and other activities celebrating the Christmas season.