Christmas is right around the corner everyone! As you all know, Christmas tunes play a major role in setting the mood for the holidays. No matter the song, Christmas tunes always bring forth warmth and joy during the holiday season. I asked some of Prep’s finest teachers to take part in a Christmas song poll, and here are the results:
English Department
Sister Meg- “O’ Little Town of Bethlehem”
Ms. Angermeyer- “White Christmas”
Mr. Geary- “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron”
Mr. Campion- “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
Mr. Furlong- “O’ Holy Night”
History Department
Mr. Keating- “Silent Night”
Mr. Coviello- “All I Want for Christmas Is You”
Mr. Cuneen- “Father Christmas”
Mr. O’Flaherty- “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”
Math Department
Mr. Healy- “Christmas Rappin”
Mr. Hollywood- “O’ Holy Night”
Mr. Evans- “Jingle Bell Rock”
Religion Department
Mr. Kilroy- “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
Mr. Gambone- “Good King Wenceslas”
Dr. Scibilia- “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Science Department
Mr. Comey- “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Ms. Ruggiero- “All I Want for Christmas Is You”
Ms. Annetta- “O’ Holy Night”
Modern Languages Department
Sra. Gomez- “O’ Holy Night”
Sra. Torres- “It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas”
The Deans
Mr. Morris- “White Christmas”
Mr. Arteaga- “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Mr. Oryshkevych- “Carol of the Bells”
Mr. Locricchio- “Jingle Bell Rock”
Campus Ministry
Ms. Toomb- “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”
Mr. Dougherty- “The Christmas Song” (Dave Matthews Band)
Athletic Department/ Library
Coach Hansen III- “The Grinch”
Coach Laguerre- “Frosty the Snowman”
Coach Que- “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
Ms. Black- “All I Want for Christmas Is You”
The President
Fr. Reiser- “O’ Come All Ye Faithful”
Even after many responses, “O’ Holy Night” is the overwhelming favorite among the faculty at St. Peter’s Prep. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was also a favorite among the staff and for good reason; you can never go wrong with Mariah Carey. From all of us here at Petroc, we’d like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!