The world’s largest ball of twine in Cawker City, Kansas was initiated in 1953 with a single scrap, growing gradually over the years thanks to the persistence of its originator, Frank Stoeber. 

The same deliberate path has led Watkins and Rapiers to achieve the world record for original Christmas songs performed by a musical act with a total that this year will reach 100. The band’s century song will be unveiled Dec. 20 at the Watkins and the Rapiers annual Big Little Christmas Show in Rochester, N.Y.’s Little Theatre One. It comes 26 years after we performed our first original Christmas song.