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A Holiday Season to Remember for the Alpine Merry Sheep Choir

The Alpine Merry Sheep Choir had an exceptional 2025 holiday season, one that truly took Toronto (and the internet) by storm.

Our roaming, carolling flock filled neighbourhoods, markets, shopping centres, and public spaces across the GTA with festive cheer, delighting unsuspecting audiences wherever they wandered. From downtown streets to Newmarket Mall, the sheep brought surprise, laughter, and sing-along joy to thousands.

And then… the internet did what the internet does best.

The Choir went wildly viral on TikTok, racking up over 5 million views in 48 hours, introducing our merry sheep to audiences far beyond Toronto. What began as spontaneous holiday magic quickly became a national conversation.

The media took notice.

On December 10th, YorkRegion.com published a feature story celebrating the sheep carollers’ joyful takeover:

https://www.yorkregion.com/news/sheep-carollers-video-newmarket-mall/article_5694181a-c782-54e8-ad9e-028f9c1a3c7b.html

The very next morning, on December 11th at 8:20am, the Choir joined CBC Metro Morning as part of their Advent Calendar series, spreading holiday cheer live on air.

Momentum continued to build.

CTV News (CP24) captured shoppers’ bewildered and delighted reactions at Newmarket Mall:

https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2025/12/16/carollers-dressed-as-sheep-bewilder-shoppers-at-newmarket-ont-mall

The Alpine Merry Sheep Choir then appeared live on CBC News Network in a national television interview, bringing our woolly wonder to audiences across the country:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=WxRtBLVZv32rJT3f&v=W2yKnZKgekU&feature=youtu.be

Coverage expanded even further with features on CityNews:

https://youtu.be/W411lVwnEdY

And French-language outlet ONFR (TFO):

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tIRY5qWuSeQ

While TikTok kept on spreading the word:

Until we landed yet new opportunities in early 2026, by opening Hugh Jackman’s The Sheep Detectives (Amazon) film screening in Yorkville:

@alexandrancody

Due to popular demand, here’s the full video of the Merry Alpine Sheep Trio’s performance. #thesheepdetectives #sheepchoir #hughjackman #sheeptrio #singingsheep

♬ original sound – Hey Alexandra!

From viral TikToks to radio waves, from local headlines to national television, the Alpine Merry Sheep Choir proved once again that a little whimsy — and a lot of heart — can travel very far.

2025 reminded us that people are hungry for surprise, softness, and shared joy. And sometimes, all it takes is a flock of singing sheep to bring a city together.