Singing loud for all to hear: A Very Merry Dickens Christmas comes to Middleboro
Erin Moniz, Katie Titus and David Moniz harmonize. 
Tom Kenny and Erin Moniz sing their first song. 
The carolers come together in classic garments. 
Paula Fay introduces the Very Merry Dickens Carolers. 
Crowds listen and smile as the carolers sing. 
Katie Titus uses a pitch pipe. 
David Moniz calls for the audience to sing along.
The crowd sings along with the carolers. 
Friends and families gathered together to watch, listen and sing. 
The carolers were in the antique ballroom at Middleboro Town Hall.
Guests chat while they wait for the carolers. 
Erin Moniz and Katie Titus sing together. 
Crowds gathered in the ballroom at Middleboro Town Hall. 
All four troupe members harmonize. 
Guests listened to the carolers. 
The room was full of attendees. 
David Moniz sings along.
The troupe sings "Silent Night" together.
Erin Moniz, Katie Titus and David Moniz harmonize.
Tom Kenny and Erin Moniz sing their first song.
The carolers come together in classic garments.
Paula Fay introduces the Very Merry Dickens Carolers.
Crowds listen and smile as the carolers sing.
Katie Titus uses a pitch pipe.
David Moniz calls for the audience to sing along.
The crowd sings along with the carolers.
Friends and families gathered together to watch, listen and sing.
The carolers were in the antique ballroom at Middleboro Town Hall.
Guests chat while they wait for the carolers.
Erin Moniz and Katie Titus sing together.
Crowds gathered in the ballroom at Middleboro Town Hall.
All four troupe members harmonize.
Guests listened to the carolers.
The room was full of attendees.
David Moniz sings along.
The troupe sings "Silent Night" together.
MIDDLEBORO — Some say the best way to spread Christmas cheer is to sing loud for all to hear. This is true for the Rhode Island caroling troupe that performed in downtown Middleboro.
The Very Merry Dickens Carolers performed at Middleboro Town Hall on Sunday, Dec. 21, decked out in garments similar to ones worn in the 1800s. The event was organized by the Peter H. Peirce Homestead group.
Paula Fay, director of the group, said the free concert was its 23rd Sunday concert series show.
She said the events normally draw a more mature crowd, but many people in their 30s, young families and people from out of town have begun to attend more.
“I think the diversity of the people you bring in here is really important,” Fay said.
She said the concerts are a way to bring the community together and increase foot traffic in the area.
Each show is different, she added. “We do our best to make it a very diverse genre of music,” Fay said. “We don't necessarily have the same type of things all the time.”
The Very Merry Dickens Carolers are a group of professional singers specializing in four-part, acapella harmonies. Their repertoire includes classic carols and festive winter songs.
Over the years, the carolers have performed on the “Today” show, at Central Park in New York and across Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
David and Erin Moniz have owned the business for 10 years and performed with two other Dickens carolers, Tom Kenny and Katie Titus, on Sunday.
“I just love singing and bringing joy to other people,” Erin Moniz said.
The couple said they love spreading Christmas cheer across New England and brightening people’s days. They especially love when audiences sing along.
“Nowadays especially, I believe that there isn't enough Christmas cheer being shared or spread, so this is a great opportunity to do so,” David Moniz said.
Raymond and Phyllis Cabana have attended almost every Sunday concert put on by the Homestead group. They said they love the events because they are fun and always free to attend.
“It gives everyone in the community a chance to enjoy good entertainment, and they have a variety of different offerings,” Phyllis Cabana said. “We've seen Brazilian dancing and ukuleles.”
The Cabanas heard about the event at the Middleboro Public Library, where the Homestead was based out of before moving to 132 N. Main St.
Both said they love the location of the events, the quality of the performances and that the events are on Sundays.
The Homestead will hold two more Sunday concerts in January, including a children’s show with the Toe Jam the Puppet Band performing.
