GA Delta Employee Fulfills Her Dream By Singing In Macy's Parade

ATLANTA, GA — Delta Flight Attendant Phyllis Adams fulfilled her life-long dream last week when she sang "We Believe" as part of the Living Christmas Tree at the Macy's Day Thanksgiving Day Parade.

"This is so special to me because I have watched this parade all my life," said Adams. "And, I always wanted to see those large balloons and if they were as big as they appeared to be in my little head as a child."

Originally from Lakeland, Florida, Adams has lived in Atlanta for 30 years and worked for Delta Air Lines for 29 years.

The Macy's Living Christmas Tree choir debuted the song, "We Believe," while saving the best for last for the national TV audience, appearing as the second-to-last float, right before Santa Claus.

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It was the second year running, for the epic holiday gift that could only come from the world’s largest store, according to Macy's. "Our massive tree is adorned with a choir of more than 100 Macy’s colleagues and friends from Delta Air Lines."

The "experience of a lifetime," as Adams calls it, wasn't an easy achievement since the weather was supposed to be the coldest in the parade's 92-year history.

Phyllis Adams

Despite the rigorous auditions at Delta, the singing was the easy part, since Adams began singing in her church at the age of two.

"My parents placed me on a table in order for people to see me," she said.

"I auditioned through Delta first and after winning that audition, my information was sent to the Macy’s producers and I auditioned again for them. From there, they selected me as a singer."

Thanks to Delta Air Lines, the Official Airline of the Macy’s Parade, choir members from across the country were flown to New York to start a series of rehearsals with Grammy and Emmy-nominated conductor Judith Clurman from the Manhattan School of Music. Plus, the choir gets to experience some iconic sights of the Big Apple.

"The idea of a Macy’s choir is in our heritage," according to the Macy's website. "In the 1950s, the Macy Singers, a choral group of Macy’s workers from New York City, even recorded an album. Now, once again in 2018, we’re reimagining that choral history."

Photo and video courtesy Phyllis Adams