41st Annual MERRY TUBA CHRISTMAS Comes to The Rink at Rockefeller Center, 12/14

Hundreds of tenor and bass tuba players will congregate on The Rink at Rockefeller Center, between 49th and 50th Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues, on Sunday, December 14th, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to play Christmas carols and other crowd favorites.

Tubists of all ages will line up under the famous Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and fill the plaza with the organ-line sound of low brass. Spectators are encouraged to sing along with the Christmas carols and holiday favorites.

The musicians, hailing from across the country, will be led by Chris Wilhjelm, conductor of the famous Goldman band. Conceived by tuba virtuoso Harvey Phillips to honor his teacher, the late William J. Bell (Born Christmas Day, 1902), the first Tuba Christmas was presented at Rockefeller Center in 1974, conducted by Paul LaValle of Band of America fame. This unusual Christmas tradition is firmly established in over 200 cities around the world.