Wednesday, December 18th, at 6:00 PM the Pembroke Historical Society will present its annual Christmas concert at the Pembroke Library titled “Old Christmas in New England.” 

New England’s historic music is rich and varied. Ancient ballads, rousing fiddle tunes, and sublime psalmody are just a few types of music that can be heard. And in each of these mentioned styles are songs of winter and the Christmas season. Music teacher Kris Paprocki will perform a concert of these seasonal songs on banjo, guitar, fiddle, and accordion. There will be plenty of opportunities for the audience to sing along with familiar songs such as “Jingle Bells”and “Over the River and Through the Woods.” The concert will also feature rarely performed pieces including music from 18th century Machias as well as Teddy Roosevelt's favorite Christmas song "Christmas by the Sea." 

Kris Paprocki is the music teacher at Pembroke and Perry elementary schools. He has been publicly performing the traditional music of Maine and New England for over a decade.