h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

On Saturday 10th December the new extension to Southampton's WestQuay shopping centre was officially opened – the WestQuay Watermark.(Only about a quarter of it has actually opened). To celebrate my work choir, which I am a member of, was chosen to join other choirs to perform in the shopping centre's performance area, which is located outside between the shopping centre and the mediæval walls.
After carrying a 6-foot Christmas tree on a train (the was, of course, loose and not packed up in a box – you don't half get strange looks when you're carrying a 6-ft tree along a carriage looking for an empty seat) when I arrived in Southampton sadly the weather really was tipping it down, but as they say the show must go on. At 4:30pm we all lined up against the wall and I ended up stood in the front row, in a puddle.
As part of our performance we do a step to the right and a step to the left in time to the music, which for me meant Splash! Splash! All the way through the performance. Songs we sung were:
Get Ready – The Temptations
Beat it – Michael Jackson
Rhythm of the Night - DeBarge
Shut Up & Dance – Walk the Moon
Sunrise – Simply Red
Rule the World – Take That
Happy Xmas (War is Over)
Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Sadly the speakers weren't located near the performance area, which meant we couldn't actually hear the backing track to what we were singing. Hopefully we didn't sound too terrible.

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I think we should collect suggestions for next year:

Why Does It Always Rain On Me
The Bucket Of Water Song
Anything by Wet Wet Wet

Well done, you do suffer for your art dont you, you must have brought the shoppers some pleasure