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71 tubas lead Christmas carols in Naperville

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Byron Foret of Morris participates in the annual Tuba Christmas concert Saturday in Naperville. Low brass players performed 13 carols and let listeners sing along.

Daniel White | Staff Photographer

Ron Keller, director of the Naperville Municipal Band, leads performers in the Tuba Christmas concert Saturday in downtown Naperville. Keller said this year's concert had the most performers — 71 — and the largest crowd in Tuba Christmas' 38-year history.

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Ron Keller, director of the Naperville Municipal Band, turns to lead the crowd in song Saturday while tuba players perform carols in the 38th annual Tuba Christmas concert in downtown Naperville.

Daniel White | Staff Photographer

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Seventy-six trombones led the big parade in “The Music Man,” but 71 tubas led carolers Saturday in Naperville during the 38th annual Tuba Christmas concert. About 150 listeners gathered outside U.S. Bank at Jefferson Avenue and Washington Street to sing along as 71 sousaphones, tubas and baritones belted out 13 holiday favorites from their “Carols for a Merry Tuba Christmas” song book.

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