TubaChristmas was established in 1974 and a button for the worldwide concert event is released each year. Allen Slater, the organizer of the Kalispell event, displays his collection Monday evening at the concert at the Red Lion Hotel. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)
December 25, 2022
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Tubas oom-pah into Christmas
The first TubaChristmas was conducted by Paul Lavalle in New York City's Rockefeller Plaza Ice Rink on Sunday, Dec. 22, 1974.