Baguio to break carol singers world record

BAGUIO CITY -- Could thirteen be a lucky number for the city of Baguio as they set out to break the world record for the largest group of carol singers in a single venue?

Organizers believe so as the Christmas Rhythm heads towards its grand finale with thirteen competing school choirs who made it through the elimination rounds.

The choirs shall sing their hearts out at the Melvin Jones Grandstand on Dec. 22, starting at 5 p.m. for the glory of the world record and pride of their respective schools.

Four elementary schools vying for the championship in their division include University of Baguio Lab Elementary School (traditional and show choir); Baguio Central School (traditional and show choir); Don Mariano Marcos Elementary School (traditional choir); and Doña Aurora Elementary School (show choir).

Five high schools made it through the elimination rounds. These were BCNHS Main (traditional and show choir); BCNHS Doña Aurora and BCNHS Rizal Annex (both traditional); UB High School and BCNHS Roxas Annex (both show choirs).

Capping the list are four college choirs consisting of Saint Louis University School of Engineering and Architecture (traditional and show choir); University of Baguio (traditional and show choir); University of the Cordilleras (traditional); and Data Center College of the Philippines (show choir).

The grand finale will showcase the musicality of these thirteen talented Baguio school choirs as they infuse the crowd with the holiday spirit and take them to the record-breaking attempt for the greatest number of carol singers at a single venue.

Participating choirs will lead the audience through the singing of three well-known Christmas carols: Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Joy to the World and Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.

Following stringent requirements set by the Guinness World Records to account for the actual number of participants in the event, tickets to the Grand Finale have been floated to the public through all participating schools.

The tickets were imprinted with barcodes that will be scanned upon entry to immediately determine the actual number of participants as well as the educational institution represented.

Event organizer CreativeWorx has committed to donating ten high-end desktop computers to the school registering the largest number of participants pre-registered under their name.

Business establishments, non-government organizations and private benefactors were encouraged to support the schools of their choice through the purchase of tickets that will be credited in the name of the donee school in their bid to win the ten desktop computers.

Interested business and private sponsors may still make their requests for tickets by texting Josef at 0927-360-4235.