# Songs in the Snow – Warmth and Light for the Festive Season

- Link: https://historicsteveston.ca/news/songs-in-the-snow-2017/
- Published: 2018-01-01T09:50:14-08:00
- Author: Sarah

![Edwardian Carollers from the River's Edge District Girl Guides perform at Songs
in the Snow - Photo by Sabrina Henry](/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SongsInSnow.jpg)

Steveston village warmed up for the start of the holiday season with _Songs in the
Snow: A Vintage Christmas_ at Steveston Museum’s Town Square Park.

For the first three Saturdays in December 2017, the community came to celebrate 
the spirit of Richmond by joining in the singing of favourite holiday songs performed
by local community and school groups and creating a vintage-style Christmas craft
or two. Over 1,300 visitors took selfies beneath the beautiful illuminations in 
the park, enjoyed free refreshments and explored the Japanese Building on-site for
a different seasonal installation for each of the three event evenings.

In the holiday spirit of community and giving, Songs in the Snow supported the Richmond
Hospital/Healthcare Auxiliary Thrift Shop building restoration on Chatham Street
in Steveston and Ignite the Warmth, which provides blankets to the homeless.

**The Steveston Historical Society would like to thank:**

 * Our project sponsors: the Richmond Community Foundation, and the Community Fund
   for Canada’s 150th
 * Our project partners at the City of Richmond and Richmond Arts Coalition
 * G&F Financial Group – West Richmond Branch for sponsoring our refreshment booth
 * Our event volunteers for their dedication and support in the winter weather
 * Sinfully the Best for their generous gingerbread donation to raise funds for 
   the Richmond Hospital/Healthcare Auxiliary Thrift Shop building restoration
 * Sabrina Henry for her photographs of the Edwardian carollers that were used in
   our advertising
 * Representatives from Ignite the Warmth and the Richmond Hospital/Healthcare Auxiliary
   Thrift Shop

**and last, but definitely not least, our amazing performers:**

 * River’s Edge District Girl Guides (our Edwardian carollers)
 * A-Tone Entertainment (winter photo booth)
 * Rose Croft Quintet
 * 3AM Jazz Quintet
 * Ukuladies of Lulu Island
 * Glenn Chatten Band
 * Zulu Panda
 * Hugh McRoberts Secondary School
 * Tomekichi Homma Elementary School

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![Songs in the Snow](https://historicsteveston.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SIS-
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![Homma Elementary perform at Songs in the Snow](https://historicsteveston.ca/wp-
content/uploads/2018/02/SIS-2-300x225.jpg)

![Steveston Town Square Park lit up for Songs in the Snow](https://historicsteveston.
ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SIS-3-300x225.jpg)

![Homma Elementary perform at Songs in the Snow](https://historicsteveston.ca/wp-
content/uploads/2018/02/SIS-4-300x225.jpg)

![Homma Elementary perform at Songs in the Snow](https://historicsteveston.ca/wp-
content/uploads/2018/02/SIS-5-300x225.jpg)

![Crafts at Songs in the Snow](https://historicsteveston.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/
02/SIS-6-300x225.jpg)

![Richmond Community Foundation representative with Board Chair Linda Barnes](https://
historicsteveston.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SIS-7-225x300.jpg)

![Volunteers at the craft table](https://historicsteveston.ca/wp-content/uploads/
2018/02/SIS-8-300x225.jpg)

![Richmond Hospital/Healthcare Auxiliary Thrift Shop Representative](https://historicsteveston.
ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SIS-9-300x225.jpg)

![Winners of the gingerbread raffle with Sinfully the Best representative and Board
Chair Linda Barnes](https://historicsteveston.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SIS-
10-300x225.jpg)

![Sinfully the Best's gingerbread masterpiece](https://historicsteveston.ca/wp-content/
uploads/2018/02/SIS-11-300x225.jpg)

_Songs in the Snow was presented by the Steveston Historical Society, the City of
Richmond and the Richmond Arts Coalition. This initiative is made possible by the
Community Fund for Canada’s 150th, a collaboration between Richmond Community Foundation,
the Government of Canada, and extraordinary leaders from coast to coast to coast._