5th December marked the 37th anniversary of the unique Mona Shores Singing Christmas Tree. The 20.5-metre-tall tree holds 240 of the 275 singers from the Mona Shores High School Choir, joined by 50 members of the Orchestra.
The person at the top of the Tree is known as “The Tree Angel” and is always a high school senior, selected by the director. The tree was made up by parent volunteers from the choir association.
Over 850 pieces of unistrut steel form the superstructure which was manually assembled by volunteer crews who begin to build the giant “erector set” on 3rd December.
Over 460 metres of electrical wiring runs throughout the tree to more than 25,000 coloured lights, and over 1530 metres of special greenery imported from Germany is “fluffed” and put on the tree prior to the decorations.