CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Monday marked the 33rd anniversary of the annual TubaChristmas concert in downtown Corpus Christi and the 50th anniversary for TubaChristmas everywhere.
TubaChristmas started at the Rockefeller Plaza ice rink in New York City on December 22, 1974 and the idea has spread to cities all over the United States and even the world.
KRIS 6 News digital content producer, Shane Rackley is one of 98 tuba players who performed at the Corpus Christi TubaChristmas concert.
"I love TubaChristmas because for our family it means Christmas, I love getting up in the morning and doing it and doing the rehearsal," Rackley said. "And I love coming and doing all the carols, seeing the crowd, the comradery of tuba players and just getting together to play tuba carols for tuba people."
The ensemble was a mixture of tuba players of all ages, children, college students, band directors those who play this festive event.
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