2017 Conifer Awards Announced

The Festival of Trees’s annual Appreciation Night featured the presentation of the 2017 Conifer Awards. Each year, the Festival presents first, second, and third place awards in 11 categories; including Most Beautiful, Most Traditional, Most Creative, Best Use of Theme, Best Use of Lighting, Best Tree Top, Best Tree Done by Children, Best Children’s Theme, Best Under Tree Display, Best Mini Tree, and Best Wreath. In addition, one tree is recognized as the “Best of the Festival!”

The awards are determined by an independent panel of judges who are not affiliated with any organization entering a tree in the Festival. The judging is conducted anonymously and without knowledge of the person, group, or organization presenting the trees and wreaths. This year’s judges – each a professional artist – were all provided by the Greater Haverhill Arts Association (GHAA).

The Festival would like to congratulate all of the winners!

Most Beautiful

1. Candy Colored Christmas , Webster Greene Antiques and North Shore Regional Theatre Workshop
2. There’s Always A Silver Lining , The Cook Family
3. Trending , Salon Vergados

Most Traditional

1. The Colors of Christmas , Rick Coco RE/MAX Partners
2. A Merry Christmas , Martins Flowers and Gifts
3. Christmas Morning , The Wante Family

Most Creative/Unique

1. Hang On Santa! , Everett Mills Real Estate
2. The Lady , The Small Family
3. Cheers To Your New Home , Team Zingales Realty

Best Top of the Tree

1. Our Soldiers Are Our Stars , Methuen Democratic Committee
2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas , Joseph and Michelle Solomon and Family
3. Winter Gifts , Lisa Alaimo and Alexxis Talbot

Best Under the Tree/ Tree Skirt Display

1. A Pawfect Christmas, Nicole Durgin
2. Home for the Holidays!, Deborah Lucci Team
3. The Arbors Family Tree, The Arbors at Dracut

Best Use of Theme

1. Christmas at the Zoo, Home Shop Properties, Inc.
2. I’ll Be Home for Christmas, CoreMedical Group
3. A Recipe for a Merry Christmas in Memory of Linda Marcello Duhamel, Marcello-Duhamel Family

Best Use of Lighting

1. Celebrating Chinese New Year, Methuen Historical Society
2. I’d Rather Be Camping, in Memory of Bob Macarelli Irene and Tiffani Macarelli
3. Through Frosted Window Panes, The Savings Bank

Best Children’s Theme

1. A Polar Express, Sharon Pollard & Tom Lussier
2. Frosty, Northstar Industries, LLC
3. The Elf NOT on a Shelf, Enterprise Bank

Best Tree Done by Children

1. Starry Night, Donald P. Timony Grammar School
2. The Marsh Dives In With Helping Hands, Marsh Grammar School
3. Rainbow-licious, Noelle and Olivia

Best Wreath

1. The Warmth of Christmas, Sharon Pollard
2. Dutch Treat, Tom Lussier
3. Wearin’ of the Plaid, Ray, Kay & Ray-J DiFiore

Best Mini Tree or Mini Tree Display

1. O So Succulent Christmas, The Powers Family
2. Good Things Come in Local Packages, Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce
3. Christmas in Red (In Memory of Elise), Eileen Hayes

Best of the Festival

Manns Orchard, From The Farm