The performance garnered interest from all the surrounding towns and counties. The performance began to hold auditions and attract people from neighboring towns. The town's people made up the entire cast of the original show.

A Very Merry Holiday Pops rekindles the holiday spirit ever year and continues to bring the message of the holidays annually. The show is a favorite every family in the nation has seen. A Very Merry Holiday Pops has grown to a hit that people buy tickets for months in advance for from all over the world.

The A Very Merry Holiday Pops was first thought up by Phil Avondale, who was commissioned by the city to put on a holiday-themed show. For Champaign, the show has become apart of the holidays. A Very Merry Holiday Pops has been a holiday tradition for 37 years. While in Europe during the war, Bobby Oswalt saw the performance that would inspire the performance.

A Very Merry Holiday Pops is more than a show. It is the performance that reminds the audience what the holidays are all about. A Very Merry Holiday Pops’s tickets for their latest tour are on sale on TheSeats.com, along with the schedule of all the band’s concerts.