**TREE-MENDOUS PERFORMANCE: Michigan High School Choir Gets Entangled in Holiday Cheer**
In a bizarre and bewildering display of festive fervor, the students of Lincoln High School in suburban Detroit took their annual holiday concert to new heights – literally. On December 18, the school’s choir performed an unforgettable rendition of “Jingle Bells” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” from the unlikeliest of stages: a 50-foot-tall Christmas tree.
Eyewitnesses described the scene as “a tangled mess of tinsel and teenagers” as the choir, clad in matching green and red robes, climbed into the towering fir tree, getting their hair and clothes tangled in the branches.
“It was like a giant game of ‘Simon Says’ up there,” said choir director, Karen Jenkins. “I told them to ‘sing,’ and they just sort of… got stuck.”
The tree, a gargantuan specimen donated by a local nursery, was meant to be a festive centerpiece for the school’s annual holiday celebration. However, things took a turn for the absurd when the choir decided to incorporate it into their performance.
“I just thought it would be fun to get creative with the set design,” said senior Emily Wilson, who played the role of Mary in the choir’s tree-top production. “Next thing I knew, we were all climbing up the tree like a bunch of squirrels.”
As the music began, the students found themselves wedged in various knots and crevices, with some choir members dangling precariously from branches while others were stuck in the tree’s dense foliage.
“It was like they were performing in a giant game of ‘ musical chairs’… but with more pine needles,” laughed parent volunteer, Mark Davis.
Despite the chaos, the show went on, with the choir’s energetic performance earning thunderous applause from the audience.
“We were all a little worried when we saw the tree’s branches swaying ominously in the wind,” said Jenkins. “But the kids just went with it – and somehow, it all worked!”
The Lincoln High School choir’s arboreal adventure has become the stuff of local legend, with many calling it the most “tree-mendous” holiday performance in recent memory.
When asked if they’ll be repeating the stunt next year, Jenkins simply smiled and said, “Well, we’re already scouting out next year’s tree… and a good arborist.”
