A longstanding holiday tradition is set to return to Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club’s Palmer Room on Saturday, December 14: Christmas caroling. The old-fashioned caroling event will return for its 23rd season at the Semiahmoo Resort after taking a hiatus since the pandemic.
Award-winning children’s entertainer and recording artist Dana Cohenour, who has been hosting the event for the past decade, is bringing it back in partnership with Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club. The event is free and donations to Blaine Food Bank will be accepted at the door.
“It’s a wonderful tradition in the community that always grew,” Cohenour said. “We’re trying to build it back up into the treasured tradition it has been.”
A visit from Santa will kick off the event at 4:30 p.m., followed by a special children’s program with Cohenour, owner of Dana’s Music Playground. Caroling will begin at 5:45 p.m. with Cohenour on the piano and her son, Jack, on the ukulele. The event will end around 7 p.m., and complimentary cookies, cocoa and holiday punch will be provided.
The caroling has typically been held at Semiahmoo Resort, but Cohenour said she believes the annual event will start a new tradition at the country club. The event has brought hundreds of people in the past, something Cohenour wants to continue.
“Everyone has always felt the spirit,” she said. “This is special to try to build it up again to the nice tradition it once was.”
Cohenour has won over 20 national awards for her music, including three Parents’ Choice Awards, and has performed nationally with PBS characters like Curious George and Clifford.
For more information, call Great Blue Heron Grill at 360/371-5745.
