He peered up at her at the laugh curiously, but she was smiling and her eyes were bright, so he smiled in response. A smile that only grew at her statement. "Thank you. A boy name Sammy was the one to start me playing."

He moved his hands from the keyboard, turning a little on his seat to face her better. "Did you know that St. Francis of Assisi was actually the first to introduce Christmas caroling in the thirteenth century? Before that, people would listen to priests singing solemn hymns, but St. Francis believed that people should be able to express their joy at Christmas by singing simple songs both in and out of Church. In fact, the tradition of going door to door and singing to the people in the house was originally called 'Wassailing' and dates long before Christmas. It was actually a ritual where peasants would go to the lords of the manor or to wealthier neighbors to wish them health and ask for offerings of food or ale, all in song, and then they would go to orchards and sing to the trees in hopes of a good harvest later on."

Hopefully, Heather was still okay with his rambling tangents.