It is called 'Nadopasana' in Sanskrit which means to pray Almighty by singing his praise by dedicated, trained musicians who learn classical music under a guru.
The programme mentioned above was one such unique thing arranged by Mylapore Times/Kutcheribuzz, a neighbourhood newspaper/web site. Students of Balabrundam headed by Smt.Seetha Rajan rendered few Andal Thiruppavai songs followed by Christmas carols by the Revival Singers of Santhome conducted by M.M. Gaspar.
Disciples of Smt. Seetha Rajan, girls aged from 7 to18, dressed in traditional South Indian dress for teens, rendered around 8 popular Thiruppavai songs starting with 'Margazhi Thingal' the first among the 30 songs of Andal, who married Lord Ranganatha himself, the legend says. They were accompanied by a young mridangist.
The voice, the diction, the sruthi, the rhythm, the dedication, the harmony of the group, everything was perfect and excellent. Kudos to the guru Smt. Seetha Rajan.
Next was the choir by 'The Revival Singers' of Santhome. They were around nine youth, 3 male and 6 females accompanied by a young man on the piano.The group was headed by Mr. M.M. Gasper. They presented 
around 5 songs.
around 5 songs.
As I understand , the choir is a message from the holy Spirit of god. The Christmas Carol (songs) will have a theme of Christmas and the celebration of the birth of Christ. The Church choir is generally based on classical music.
So the 'Songs of December' presented th
e songs of the holy month Margazhi (mid Dec. to mid Jan.) for Hindus and holy month of December for Christians. The selective audience that day enjoyed both as Mylapore is a place where people of all religions live together peacefully. The innovative idea (thanks to the organisers) of conducting such programme in the open on a winter evening in December was also welcomed by the gathering.
