With some messy overnight precipitation, hundreds of Maine schools, government offices and businesses announced they would stay closed on Friday.

But none — that we’re aware of, anyway — did so with the flair of Rhode Island’s Moses Brown School, whose Head of School Matt Glendinning recorded a parody of Adele’s smash hit “Hello” to inform students Friday’s classes had been canceled.

This isn’t the first time Glendinning has used popular music to announce a snow day. About a year ago, his class-cancellation parody of “Let It Go” — the signature song from the animated musical “Frozen” — went viral with nearly 4 million views, earning coverage by ABC News and People magazine, among many others.

Check that one out below:

Seth has nearly a decade of professional journalism experience and writes about the greater Portland region.

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