Student musicians bring cheer, carols to Salem Center

The strumming of guitars wafted through the upper floor of Salem Center Tuesday morning, mixing with the smell of cooking pretzels.

On stage at the food court, more than a dozen Houck Middle School students played as they sang “Cariño.”

The music drew Cesar and Ana Ayala over. The couple are musicians and their children, now in high school or graduated, attended Houck.

“To see this, it’s amazing,” Cesar Ayala said. He and his family…