VWHS choir to perform on TV at Christmas

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Twenty-six area high school choirs took part in TV-44’s annual Holiday Music Festival studio production. Each choir performed three musical selections, which will air on WTLW TV-44 December 24 and 25, and online at wtlw.com.

In addition to singing Christmas songs in the TV-44 studio, the students also had an opportunity to give back to the community. A total of $438 in cash was donated by the choirs, to be given to the Lima Rescue Mission, a non-profit organization that has been helping poor and homeless men since 1906.   

Schools participating in the 2019 Holiday Music Festival include Allen East, Arcadia, Arlington, Bath, Bluffton, Botkins, Columbus Grove, Delphos Jefferson, Delphos St. John, Elida, Kalida, Liberty Benton, Leipsic, Lincolnview, New Bremen, Ottawa Glandorf, Pandora-Gilboa, Perry, Shawnee, St. Marys, Spencerville, Temple Christian, Wapakoneta, Waynesfield-Goshen, Van Buren, and Van Wert.

The 2019 Holiday Music Festival is a locally produced Christmas concert featuring Christmas music sung by area high school choirs. Air dates and times: December 24: 4 and 10 p.m.  December 25: 7 a.m. and noon. Selections can also be viewed at wtlw.com. 

WTLW TV-44 is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization governed by a 10-member board of directors. The viewer-supported station reaches 220,000 homes and through WOSN, offers 24-hour coverage of local high school sports within a 40-plus mile radius of the station.  TV-44 desires to partner with area high schools as a positive opportunity to support local youth and the arts.