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According to Fraser Walters of The Tenors, the acoustics in Gage Towers student residence are surprisingly good. When Walters was at UBC, he and fellow music student James Hill -- “an amazing musician, engineer and producer” – went there to record one of Walters’ original compositions. “There was a natural reverb in those hallowed halls,” jokes Walters, whose song ended up getting airtime on CBC Television.

Beyond the classical music to which he was exposed while majoring in voice performance at UBC, Walters -- who plays piano and guitar -- enjoyed exploring other genres, crafting tunes of his own and covering popular songs of the day. “I played a few gigs at The Gallery [in the SUB]” he says, “and I played a couple of fraternity parties – a perfect way to learn how to entertain a rowdy crowd.”

These days, the crowds are much bigger. Walters and fellow tenors Victor Micallef and Clifton Murray have just finished recording their fourth TV special with PBS and will be touring the US and Canada from October through December. The Juno-winning trio has shared a stage with legends including Stevie Wonder, Elton John and -- “probably the most star-struck we’ve been” -- Paul McCartney, for whom they opened a

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The true meaning of the holidays can be found in music. For the Canadian Tenors’ Victor Micallef, that lesson was imparted at an early age.

“There wasn’t a minute where the house wasn’t exploding with Christmas music,” Micallef says of his childhood home, noting his father was a commentator and DJ on the radio.

And now Micallef is repeating that tradition in his own home with his own young family: For the holidays, he creates compilations of music with everyone from Michael Buble to Canadian Brass. The Canadian Tenors’ holiday album, The Perfect Gift, also aims to conjure up that same kind of musical magic from Micallef’s youth.

“Music is something that fills life with good feeling . . . (and) sometimes music is a way to heal yourself if you’re going through something,” he sa