A special concert is celebrating the holiday season and the tuba. NewsHour's Tim McPhillips reports on the role of this versatile booming brass instrument in the music we all love.

On the first TubaChristmas, around 300 musicians showed up at the ice skating rink at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, bearing their giant brass instruments. A massive, all-tuba holiday concert ...

The tuba weighs between 40-60 pounds, and is the largest instrument in the marching band. Carrying this weight for extended periods, and swinging the horn around our bodies eventually wears you down.

In a tradition that dates back 50 years, tuba-loving musicians and audiences gather to celebrate the holidays — and their favorite instruments.

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Nearly 100 low brass players performed at the Weinberg Center for the Arts on Saturday for Frederick’s 22nd annual Tuba Christmas. The concert was conducted by Jay Gibble, a Spires Brass Band ...

Tuba Christmas is inherently fun, says Natalie Sheeler, who is in her third year at the helm of the Boston event, which will take place at the Steps at Downtown Crossing. “It’s so silly, so ...