Cecilia Bidini                                                                                     Photo: Beth Hamill

Here you have them, the recalled* alumni of past Christmas benefits at the Rivoli:

Todd “Mr. Lonley” Lumley, Hawksley Workman, David Celia, Leslie Feist, Hayden, Sarah Harmer, Sarah Slean, Haydain Neale, Maury Lafoy, Chris Stringer, Mike Olsen, Paul Mathew, The Goth Girls, Sean Cullen, Tony Dekker, Justin Rutledge, Stuart McLean, Danny Michel, Oh Susanna, Royal Wood, Debra McGrath & Colin Mochrie, Chris Tait, Jason Collett, Lindy, Bob Wiseman, Members of the Rheostatics: Martin Tielli, Dave Bidini, Don Kerr, Tim Vesely & Dave Clark, Chris Loane, Donna Linklater, Bob Snider, Howie Beck, Daniel Lanois, John Southworth, Morgan Doctor, The Supers, Kevin Fox, Teresa Pavlinek, Ali Eisner, Casey Mecija, John Sheard, Chris Gartner, Joan Besen, Ben Bowen, Karen Graves, Sarah McElcheran, The Monkey Bunch, Members of the Barenaked Ladies: Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart, Kevin Hearn & Jim Creeggan, Kurt Swinghammer, Blair Packham, The Red Menace, The Kelele Bros, Reid Jamieson, Alan Park, Lex Vaughn, Selina Martin, Spookey Rubin, Andy Maize, Pavlov’s Dogs, The Boychoir of Lesbos, Lily Frost, Chris Warren, Tory Cassis, Leah Salomaa, The Jingle Belles, NQ Arbuckle, Rock Choir, Dan Bryk, Kat Goldman, The Billie Hollies, Lori Cullen, Dan Goldman, Ryan Granville-Martin, Arlene Bishop, Paul McLeod, Reid Jamieson, Mitch Girio, Jonathan Seet, Meryn Cadell, Jean Martin, Layah Jane, Ron Sexsmith, Shoshana Sperling, Tamara Williamson, Mia Sheard

*It’s a lengthy list this is, and our mental capacities weakened. Pray, tell us who we’ve missed. If it’s you we’ve benignly yet so cruelly neglected, well, we owe you a beer. Equally, if you’ve squirreled away photos or other memories you’re able to share please step forward. We do pay for these. One beer.