So, this isn’t necessarily about the holidays, but we had to highlight this really fun flashmob of Beethoven’s “Ode To Joy.”

There’s so much to love in this video – the baffled crowd, the musicians who show up out of nowhere, the audience that starts to join in, and of course the kids. Because what you’re seeing in that video isn’t just joy. It’s a moment of wonderful community, the dignity music offers us in our daily lives, and the way in which song enriches our souls in ways that can’t be measured (once parents are done paying for that last music class, that is – we’re not *totally* oblivious….).

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