text: Apparently some years ago a number of people assembled on the steps of a funeral home in the shape of a Christmas Tree and started singing They are still doing so Perhaps not the same people but you get the ideannWhatever the case the Singing Christmas Tree is a tradition that is still going strong Or strongish There was even a wedding party that has apparently attended the event for years now But the jury is certainly out on the event itselfnnNot having attended this particular performance before I do not know if this is what they usually do but they seem to have an identity issue Notably some songs are performed in their entirety and then some with every verse from the traditional hymnal with more thrown in as well Others are abbreviated in American Idol or Gleeesque fashion It is a mishmash that does not really work that wellnnThen throw in works like a tribal drum number that was one of the better of the night and the fact that some of the better voices are muted in the tree itself so you cannot hear them and it is definitely something you might not miss if it does not see a th yearnnAt a minimum they may be better off doing a traditional show for those who want the regular hymns and a contemporary one for those who well do not rather than trying to mix the two And for goodness sake fix the sound and seating issues as those are just too basic to not have working correctly