The sounds of the Christmas season have long been heard as part of drum corps' competitive productions, despite being performed in the months of June, July and August.
2012 Cadets
In the most holiday-themed drum corps production ever brought to the football field, “12.25,” the 2012 Cadets gave every section of the ensemble the chance to shine in a playful arrangement of the James Lord Pierpont standard, “Jingle Bells.”
Watch the 2012 Cadets on Blu-ray disc
1980 Guardsmen
A standard of the Illinois-based Guardsmen Drum and Bugle Corps nearly every year the group earned a finalist spot at the DCI World Championships, “Greensleeves” always served as one of the most beautiful moments on the football field.
2003 Carolina Crown
“Carol of the Bells," written in 1904 by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych, took its place as the closer of Carolina Crown’s 2003 “Bell-issimo” production, a show that focused on how bells have been utilized for centuries to announce both joyful celebrations and times of reverence.
1987 Phantom Regiment
Taking the field in 1987 in new all-white uniforms, Phantom Regiment featured "The Mouse King" from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" in the second half of the corps’ "Songs for the Winter Palace" production.
1975 Royal Crusaders
Often performed as a centerpiece of holiday concert series, "The Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel’s “The Messiah” served as a powerful segment in the 1975 production of the Finleyville, Pennsylvania finalist, Royal Crusaders.
Watch the 1975 Royal Crusaders on DVD.
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