The Farah Choir (the Choir of Joy) Christmas concert at the Notre Dame de Damas Church on December 19 to a packed audience, many of whom might have been hoping President al-Assad would re-visit after his Dec 18 visit to the choir. Dec 2015 Related article: Christmas Celebrated in Terror-Ravaged Syria Christmas trees, carols, church services, and the resilience of the human heart https://dissidentvoice.org/2015/12/christmas-magic-in-terror-ravaged-syria/ https://ingaza.wordpress.com/syria/syria-my-published-articles-from-and-on-syria-2014-2022/