Why did you join choir? "I've always been obnoxious and I'd always sing really loud, so I figured I should join choir in middle school. So I did. And...

The stressful auditions. The restless practices. The blinding stage lights. The adrenaline of all eyes focused on one point of the stage.

When Huntley High School’s choir took to the stage tonight for the finale of their quarterly concert, something was different. Instead of wearing their traditional red shirts and black pants, the concert choir was decked out in the boisterous colors of “ugly holiday sweaters,” adding a whimsical touch to the concert that choir director Nancy Cross has described as “winter with a little holiday thrown in here and there.”