With winter break just around the corner, departments like band and choir are wrapping up their last holiday activities. To display their holiday spirit, students from the high school choirs and bands are performing activities ranging from caroling to playing their instruments in the cold weather.

For students in choir, top groups like Performing Choir and Men’s Choir are parading their spirit by participating in their annual Christmas caroling. In the choirs, they will perform a variety of songs that are well known in the holiday season.

“For songs, the top choirs usually do some common Christmas tunes like ‘Silver Bells’ or a medley of popular Christmas music, but most of the songs will be from the Winter Concert on the 21st of December,” said senior Sofia Kriz.

Not only are the choirs caroling, but all of the choirs are also creating and selling themed baskets to help fundraise their events like choir competitions, class trips, and concerts. Choir students participating in these baskets are initially given the task of splitting into groups and making a baskets ranging from video game to even dog themes. Additionally, the baskets are auctioned between the groups performing at the Winter Concert and all proceeds gained by the baskets are given to the choir.

Similarly to the choirs, band also has their own activities to sport their holiday cheer. Starting December 10, brass instrument players from the high school and the community are coming together on one magical night to play Christmas carols with only heavy bass instruments like Tubas. The goal for what students like Liam Parnell call “Tuba Christmas” is to add an interesting and deeper spin to the upbeat music that we are so used to hearing this time of year.

“The only qualifications you need to take part in Tuba Christmas is to know how to play the B flat scale and any wind instrument in general. Other than that, bring a good attitude and a Christmas spirit,” said junior Liam Parnell.

The next big choir event will be a concert at which they will perform their caroling songs on Dec. 21