VIDEO: Caroling surprise for ailing West Seattleite, ‘best gift ever’

| Holidays | West Seattle news

Those are the cheery carolers who showed up this afternoon outside a house near Madison Middle School, to make the season brighter for a seriously ill neighbor. We mentioned the call for carolers here late last night; Marcia wanted to surprise her friend Harold, a retired police officer who loves Christmas. We counted at least 25 people of all ages:

Marcia was going in and out of Harold’s house to be sure he was seeing the carolers – and thto show him some of the singing that she recorded on her tablet. She reports he was touched and called it the best Christmas gift he’d ever received.

Jill December 16, 2015 (8:08 pm)

This is so sweet! Thanks for sharing!

Marcia Ingerslev December 16, 2015 (8:12 pm)

Thank you all so much for coming or sending good thoughts. It could not have gone better. Harold and Helen were really touched. Sometimes, many times, being the caregiver is harder than being the patient.

Melissa December 16, 2015 (8:30 pm)

Well done, folks. What a lovely thing to read amidst all the crazy out there in the news world. Thanks for being kind.

chelle December 16, 2015 (8:36 pm)

So sweet! Thank you for the holiday spirit west Seattle!

Jazmin December 16, 2015 (9:44 pm)

Love this! What a great way to spread holiday cheer!

Deb December 16, 2015 (10:36 pm)

Thank you to Marcia for setting this wonderful gift in motion. And thank you to all of the West Seattleites who gave their time and their perfect pitch to Harold and Helen. You have touched many with your kindness.

CD December 17, 2015 (2:51 am)

Like button!! Had to work…wish I could have come. I used to do this all the time as a kid with my church group. Love singing traditional Cristmas caroles. Does anybody know of any other group caroling going on between now and Christmas? I am not affiliated with any church in the area, so I thought I would ask here. I have a 2 year old girl that loves to sing and I would love to pass this almos forgotten tradition on.

Sheila G December 17, 2015 (8:18 am)

One of the carolers here — we LOVED doing this and can only thank Marcia for offering the opportunity. It was truly accomplished in the best kind of West Seattle spirit and I loved how it all came together.

Helen December 17, 2015 (8:19 am)

Thank you for putting the call out! I got there a minute or two late, but I jumped right in. Singing is fun, but singing for something like this makes it special.

westseattledood December 17, 2015 (9:43 am)

That is so good of you to have done that.

Thanks for being an authentic and very lovely expression of the spirit of Christmas!

Happy Holidays to all!

Julia December 17, 2015 (2:53 pm)

This was such a great idea. I hope it inspires others to do the same for someone else. I couldn’t be there, but sure would try another time.

sc December 17, 2015 (3:13 pm)

“Ah! when shall all men’s good Be each man’s rule, and universal Peace Lie like a shaft of light across the land…”
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–Alfred Lord Tennyson
“The Golden Year,” 1842.