MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A group of forty-plus holiday carollers took to the streets and blasted out songs of joy and holiday cheer, but it was short-lived Wednesday night. The event was pre-planned and advertised to members of the 55-plus community ahead of time through their homeowner’s association email accounts.
The incident happened at the Renaissance in Manchester.
The plan for the group was to stop at ten locations in the community to spread the Christmas and Hannukah spirit. They never got to finish their route.
During their caroling, complaints from the local Scrooges and Grinches were made to the local security guard at the gated community.
The security guard notified the group of carollers of the complaints from neighbors, but did not order the group to stop singing. Instead, the group made the decision to end the event as to not anger any more residents.
Complaints of a large group of elderly men and women dressed in festive garb, singing holiday songs was too much for some in the community to deal with, so the event ended. The carollers dispersed before finishing their route.
It seems like not everyone in the Renaissance knew it was Christmas time at all.