 Lincoln Elementary School in Bemidji is celebrating the holidays with their annual Christmas Singalong reporter Cheryl Moore brings us into the concert for this week's Golden Apple. Holiday classics like Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Deck the Halls, and Frosty the Snowman were brought to life at Lincoln Elementary School. We've been doing this for many years. It's kind of grown bigger and bigger as each year has gone on. The main difference is we didn't have fourth and fifth grade this year, so I wanted the lower grades to have something special. For the first time, all 350 kids at Lincoln Elementary were given the chance to step up on the risers thanks to the new setup. Each grade led two songs of the singalong. We had to rotate students a little bit more and it took a little bit more time, but it was really nice because the students were able to get up on the stage and parents were able to see them a little bit better this year. The kids have been practicing the music since Thanksgiving, so a lot of work goes into the production. Some kids even get a special part during the 12 days of Christmas song. A few staff members also get a chance to shine during the 12 days number. My favorite part is being able to see all of our students get up and be able to sing a song and perform for their families. It's a really nice piece of our year to be able to see how much those kids have grown and see how the wonderful job that our students and Mrs. Carlson have done with our holiday program. The singalong not only puts a smile on the teachers and their parents' face, but the kids really enjoy it as well. They're also building confidence. We practiced so hard and some kids were really nervous about coming up, but once they came up and I saw the smiles on their faces and they were just singing strong and I knew that they were happy. Burning of a Medjoo with this week's Golden Apple, Sean Moore, Lakeland News. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.