But whoever picked the music for the inaugural ceremony itself--modern megachurch hymns, music that sounds like what they'd use for the quiet middle section of a Pixar animated film--was .
Contrast that to four years ago, when the inaugural ceremony included Aretha Franklin but also classical musicians such as cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzhak Perlman and others, and the Hollywood types were largely saved for the evening's balls.
Following the visit of Wat Chaiwatthanaram, the Director General presided the inaugural ceremony of the UNESCO project on restoring flood-affected Community Learning Centres at the Ban Pom community learning centre in Ayutthaya, which provides literacy and lifelong learning services.
Festivities kick-off with an inaugural tree lighting ceremony, and guests will enjoy warm apple cider while being entertained by strolling candy cane stilt walkers, Santa, puppets, jugglers, magicians, and more.
The event culminates Monday, when an estimated 900, 000 people will crowd the U.S. Capitol and the National Mall for Obama's swearing-in ceremony and inaugural parade.
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The event was just one of will.i.am's inaugural appearances: He's attending the Candle Light Inaugural Ball and Green Inaugural Ball on Sunday and will be a guest at Obama's public swearing in ceremony Monday and at the Inaugural Ball later that day.
From George Washington's first Inaugural in late April 1789 the ceremony was pushed back to early March, and from F.
The president re-created Lincoln's inaugural journey to Washington by train and used his Bible for the ceremony.
The Grierson Award will be given to the best documentary while the inaugural best British newcomer award for writers, producers and directors will also be presented at the ceremony, which will be hosted by Paul Gambaccini.
The winner of the inaugural Costa short story award, which is voted for by the public, will also be announced at the ceremony.
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