Department of Atmospheric Sciences
Holiday Party December 4, 2002

The Atmospherics
The Atmospherics wish you a Happy Holiday season! Left to right: Dennis Hartmann, Peter Hobbs, Ken Takahashi, Simon de Szoeke, William Roberts, Sean Casey, Jerome Patoux, Amy Canavan, Amanda Evans, Lynn McMurdie, Kim Comstock, Larissa Back, Roberta Quadrelli, Camille Li, Sarah Strode

Listen to Good King Wenceslas

Good King Wenceslas, sung by the Atmospherics
Lyrics by Kim Comstock

Good King Wenceslas looked out, all around his kingdom.
Floods he saw and widespread drought, pestilence and bedlam.
Summoned he advisors to help him handle this woe.
They conferred and gave their view: "Blame it on El Nino."

Good King Wenceslas looked down at the roadway messes.
Called his couns'lers with a frown, asked them for their guesses:
"What's the best thing I can do 'bout the traffic's slow flow?"
They conferred and gave their view: "Blame it on El Nino."

Subjects of King Wenceslas uttered a dismayed cry.
Each of them had suffered loss, while he simply stood by.
So the king they overthrew. When he asked them why, though,
They conferred and gave their view: "Blame it on El Nino!"

Men's Group
The Mens Group sings "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
Listen to the song.
Left to Right: Dennis Hartmann, Ken Takahashi, William Roberts,
Sean Casey and Jerome Patoux.
Peter Hobbs sings Streets of London
Prof. Peter Hobbs sings "Streets of London"
a cappella. Hear the song.

Ladies Quartet
The Ladies Quartet sings "Shine Shine All Over the World"
Listen to Shine.
Left to Right: Lynn McMurdie, Amy Canavan, Kim Comstock, and Camille Li.

Stan Rose
Stan Rose rocks with his version
of "Grad School" to the tune of "Wild Thing"
Listen to "Grad School"

Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace sings his version of "White Christmas"
Listen to Wallace's White Christmas.

White Christmas
Lyrics by John M. Wallace

I'm dreaming of a White Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.
Like when Greenlake freezes and icy breezes
Down the Fraser Valley blow.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, with every forecast that I write.
May the i- so- bars wind up tight
So that all our Christmases are white.

I'm dreaming of a White Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.
In my Christmas stocking-- Alaska blocking
And low index of AO.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, with every paper that I write.
Wish for low five hundred milli- bar height
So that all our Christmases are white.