Little Drummer Boy

This Christmas Evan got to show off his drumming skills two different times. He was a literal Little Drummer Boy!

3rd and 5th have a Christmas program each year. Third graders get to wear their cottas and 5th graders perform the nativity scene. This year Evan was cast as .... yup, A Little Drummer Boy. There are several drummers in the 5th grade. Boys that have been drumming since SK or before! These three boys played wonderfully!

And of course, Evan had a big cheering section...as always.

The other performance was kind of sprung on him. As most of you know, we are very involved at The Stirring. We have been planning our Christmas service for a couple months. At rehearsal, the band practiced a very rock and roll version of Little Drummer Boy. We've heard this version at several churches around town during Christmas.

Rehearsal was on a Thursday. Saturday I was joking with John and Hal and said, "Hey - wouldn't it be funny if Evan was an actual little drummer boy on Sunday?"

All three guys went for it. When I asked Evan if he would want to do it, the conversation went something like this:

Me: Hey E, do you want to play on Little Drummer Boy at church this Sunday?

E: How many people will be there?

Me: Ummmm...well....(knowing it would be in the thousands)

John: About 500.

E: Well, I played at the Talent Show in front of that many people, so sure!

Photo courtesy of Disciple Design

John practiced with Evan and Hal rehearsed the song 2 or 3 times. There ended up being 2,800 people there, and he rocked it. All photos below were taken by my friend and fabulous photographer Craig Thompson of Disciple Design and Disciple Photo. We are so proud of our little drummer boy!