REVIEW OF THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT

On Thursday 19th December, The Business Academy welcomed students, parents and friends to a Narnia themed Christmas  extravaganza which I attended. Whilst shown to my seat (and lumbered with a head camera) I was helped to tea and a mince pie by our very own Agony Armand. The show opened with a greeting  message from Mr Nichols and then the ‘X Factor’ like talent show began.

The first song to be sung was by all the contestants, ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’. The performance wasn't as good as I had anticipated and gave me doubts for the rest of the show. The next performance by Dami Fakehinde, a Christmas pop mix, was uplifting and energetic. At this point the night begun to pick up and the show carried on   smoothly and cheerfully as Sharifah Gordon and Adrianna Douglas took the stage singing ‘Hallelujah’ which was followed by an interlude. This was a fun dance act consisting of former BAB students.


The next part of the show was a shock to the audience as Sam Olapade took to the stage with an original Christmas rap. The Rap was catchy and upbeat and enjoyed by all. He later went on to be the winner of the show who performed in our celebration assembly.

Then a duet of two adorable young girls, Nazryn Nisimiyu and Bethany-Anne Hodges accompanied by Bethany Florescu on guitar. The cover of ‘Last Christmas’ was enjoyable and left the crowd in high spirits for the closing act, Eliseus Aileru and Olivia Francis who sang ‘This Christmas’. This was my favourite performance of the night as the dynamics between the two voices made the performance magical and unforgettable.

By the end of the night I was excited and in the spirit for Christmas as I imagine everyone else was. Congratulations to our winner and well done to the BTEC Business students and Miss James for organising such an original and incredible night!

Charlie Heselden (Y12)