Too much of a good thing
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (364514)
Rockingham, Australia
August 21, 2025 6:50pm CST
A comment was made recently about visiting nursing homes and also about providing entertainment for the residents. I know several people who regularly play the piano and/or lead the residents in singing the beloved old songs and hymns that they still remember.
I remember talking to a group of brass-players once who were visiting such centres around Christmas time to play carols. At one centre, the residents were being brought into the room. One old man was wheeled in in a wheelchair, took one look at the band and said loudly, ‘Not more bl**dy carols!’ I guess he had had too much of a good thing.
When Vince and I played in brass bands, I used to get tired of play carols as we’d visit a lot of towns/associations around Christmas time and play carols.
The photo is mine and was taken in a shop which only has Christmas merchandise.
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16 responses
@DaddyEvil (160097)
• United States
22 Aug
I can't believe some sweet, old lady would do that to you... 
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@allknowing (154201)
• India
22 Aug
I suppose anything overdone no matter how good it may be one tends to gets tired of it
But if there is one thing I am not tired of and that is chocolates
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@allknowing (154201)
• India
22 Aug
@JudyEv I would certainly get fed up of that and you know these days I never hear carols from the neighbours Xmas time All are fed up
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@DaddyEvil (160097)
• United States
22 Aug
I can totally understand the man's attitude, and yours. I get tired of hearing Christmas music really fast... With stores playing Christmas music for months before Christmas, is it any wonder I'm burned out on the holidays before they even get here?
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@GardenGerty (166100)
• United States
22 Aug
When I was social services in a nursing home we had a certain night of the week that carolers came, but I had to work those nights due to the disturbance of some of our dementia patients.
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@JudyEv (364514)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Aug
Where I worked, although I wasn't involved in the day to day running of the dementia wing, the carollers came during the day.
@Traceyjayne (5915)
• United Kingdom
22 Aug
Lol. I know a few elderly people who probably would have said the same !
On the whole I think they like people going in to entertain them .....you just get the occasional ' character '.
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@JudyEv (364514)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Aug
Yes, that's very true. Some are just a bit grumpy no matter what is going on.
@LindaOHio (203860)
• United States
22 Aug
Well, he didn't have to listen! He could have asked someone to wheel him out! It's a good thing that these groups are doing for the residents.
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@Beestring (15606)
• Hong Kong
22 Aug
That's a cute photo.
May be the guy on the wheelchair was not in a good mood.
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@RebeccasFarm (93688)
• Arvada, Colorado
23 Aug
Never enough Christmas for me though.
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@RebeccasFarm (93688)
• Arvada, Colorado
24 Aug
@JudyEv But it is never Christmas here..at the same time, not for us..I know what you mean Judy.
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@JESSY3236 (21185)
• United States
26 Aug
My uncle used to play with a singing group and they would go to nursing homes too.
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