At.

New York's Rockefeller Center. This is what Holiday, Cheers looks and sounds like.

Hundreds.

Of Tuba and euphonium players from across.

The country. I came from Grand.

Rapids.

Michigan. We came from South Dakota.

Masslyn, Ohio. Even the North Pole.

It's a thrill. I heard about it. I said, I got to do that.

They lined up in the rain this month to perform in the Tubba Christmas 50th anniversary show.

This.

Is like a bucket list item, a dream for me. I've been.

Coming since high school.

The.

Celebration, marking half a century in the spot where it all began back in 1974.

How.

Many more years of a tuba Christmas do we have?

What does Infinity look like?

Gary Press helps coordinate the tradition. He's been involved since the mid-'80s. What do people.

Love about the tuba? There's a camaraderie that we always notice. Tuba players just get along. That's the simplest way to put it.

That camaraderie has led to Tuba gatherings across the US and even overseas. Tuba players, they're.

Playing the low notes in the band, and they're often supporting everything else. And what's great about this event is they sit there and they are the ones that shine.

We all have music inside of us and the ability to be able to express that is an incredibly emotional and powerful experience.

But for the players here, there's simply nothing more magical than Christmas carols at Rockefeller Center.

When you play the tuba, you realize it's like a pink, warm hug.

Thanks.

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