The Art Christmas Aggregation was formed in the summer of 1975. Art thought long and hard before making the final decision but by September of the same year, the first rehearsal of this new and exciting musical-theatre chorus was held. Art's first wife Connie was a very strong supporter and advisor to him, she sang in the chorus, played Molly Brown in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and also the part of Adelaid in "Guys and Dolls". Connie was instrumental in starting and maintaining the Aggregation's costume department and served as costume mistress for the group for many years. Her dedication to and her hard work for the Aggregation will always be remembered fondly. In the early development years of The Art Christmas Aggregation, next to Art himself, Connie's love for musical-theatre and her dedication to community service was the main reason for the outstanding success of this new cultural addition to Sarnia-Lambton.

The Art Christmas Aggregation was fast becoming the principal musical-theatre group in the community. Productions of very high calibre were being performed twice a year and thousands of citizens were being entertained by this outstanding musical organization.

Over the years it is estimated that well over 100,000 people have attended one of the many Aggregation performances. Children who came to the "Fantasmagorical" show are now bringing their kids to see this group in action. 

As we have told you, entertaining was only one of the pursuits of Art and the members of the Aggregation. Serving the community in any way possible was just as important to everyone. Hospitals and many other community organizations received constant support from The Art Christmas Aggregation. There were times when the group's members were out three and four times a month, on top of their rehearsals, entertaining at dinners, celebrations, and especially for the sick in hospital and the elderly at nursing homes in the Sarnia-Lambton community. The Aggregation also traveled a great deal putting on productions in other communities to raise needed funds for causes like the Childhood Cancer Research Foundation in London Ontario. From 1975 to 1990 The Art Christmas Aggregation has donated nearly 120,000 dollars to hospitals and charitable organizations in and around the city Sarnia. On top of the financial contributions, roughly 150,000 man hours of work has been provided to the citizens in Sarnia-Lambton by the remarkable volunteers of The Art Christmas Aggregation.

In 1990, the Aggregation was to celebrate fifteen years of "singing and serving", and celebrate they did. During the regular season the group performed two free shows for the public in Sarnia-Lambton, one in the Winter and one in the Spring, and decided to take the second one on the road that summer. This was not to be just any concert tour....The Aggregation was "Britain Bound", and still another dream of Art's became a reality. He took four tons of sound equipment, lighting equipment, and sets, along with a full pit orchestra and a chorus of thirty singers on a concert tour of the British Isles, where he was born. This was a promise he made in 1975 when he first formed the Aggregation. Along with the singers and the orchestra came a whole contingency of lighting and sound technicians, ushers and a house manager, with many other men and women to assist with make-up, sets, costumes and of course backstage. While in Britain, the group perfomed three shows. They took the production to Scotland, Central England, and London. It was a short ten day tour but the fun and experiences will be remembered for a lifetime.