Category: 12 Corps Of Christmas
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12 Corps Of Christmas – 1978-1982 Guardsmen
I’ll admit, this entry onto my list is a stretch since the Guardsmen are playing “Greensleeves”, but considering it is the same melody as “What Child Is This?”, I decided to roll with it. It was a different time for drum corps in the 1970s and 1980s. The uniforms were closer to the military roots […]
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12 Corps Of Christmas – 2012 Cadets
I was going to save this one for last. I mean, you can’t get more Christmas-y than doing a show completely composed of Christmas music with the name “12.25”, right? My plans changed when the Cadets dropped the entire 2012 show on their YouTube channel ON CHRISTMAS. If they’re going to give us such an […]
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12 Corps Of Christmas – 2003 Carolina Crown
If you ask fans of Carolina Crown when the corps’ rise to become one of the perennial competitors for the DCI World Championship, a good number of them would point to the 2003 season. After dropping out of finals the season before, Crown made a number of changes, not the least of which was the […]
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12 Corps Of Christmas – 1987 Phantom Regiment
1986 was a tough year for the Phantom Regiment. After a string of successful seasons, including multiple title contention years, the corps found itself in 10th place with an “old school” show that, while popular with fans, didn’t speak to the judges. It was time for a refresh, a way for the Regiment to retain […]
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12 Corps Of Christmas – 1993 Colts
For today’s selection, we go back to when I marched. In 1993, both the Glassmen and the Colts made DCI Finals for the first time. We both tied for 11th at semifinals, in fact. The Colts were the more impressive entry, placing 20th the year before. We were 13th in 1992. Missed Finals by a […]
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12 Corps Of Christmas – 1991 Cavaliers
In 1991, the Cavaliers answered a very important question: Can a drum corps performing a show comprised mainly of Christmas music be taken seriously and contend for a title? The answer, as we learned quickly that season, is yes. The crowds loved the show and the corps finished 2nd for the second year in a […]
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12 Corps Of Christmas – 1987 Santa Clara Vanguard
Considering that drum corps is a summer activity, you wouldn’t expect to hear a lot of holiday music from them. Christmas tunes have made some great drum corps moments, however. Here are some of my favorites. It made sense to go with 12 performances, both because of the classic song “The 12 Days Of Christmas” […]