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Carols in The Domain

Tonight I went to Carols in The Domain. All my friends in Sydney were busy and couldn't make it, so I headed out to The Domain by myself. Myself and about 100,000 other people that is.

While on the bus out there, the sky was already looking ominous, and walking to The Domain, an occassional raindrop was hitting my nose. Walking into The Domain though, took my breath away. There was a sea of people, complete with candles in red Channel 7 candleholders. I was gob-smacked at the number of people there!

The production was rather elaborate. The Disney section was particularly amazing, as fireworks were coordinated to the rhythm of the songs. Very cool!

There was one annoying thing though, and that was that because Carols was being broadcast live on Channel 7, they had "ad breaks" the same as on TV. What I mean is that when the broadcast paused for an ad break, the stage would also clear and the video screens would show ads until the ad break finished.

Being at a Carols by oneself is a rather sad thing. Sad in that it really gave me a lot to think about when looking out over the huge crowd. I think of all those families, sharing a wonderful evening together, and having a great time. All those lovers out there sharing a special moment and being serenaded by the voices of the 100,000 people. It's very lonely, even though I was surrounded by so many people. It made me realise just how lonely my life is, without a girlfriend, wife, or kids. Is this my paternal instinct kicking in?