A man has broken a Guinness World Record after singing Christmas tunes for 42 hours straight – without losing his voice.
Dave Purchase spent almost two days singing Christmas classics from Mariah Carey to Wham! in an attempt to have his name on the book of records.
Despite feeling like he was “hallucinating” and being close to quit at 32 hours, Dave, 63, did not give up.
He started the challenged at midnight on Wednesday (10/12) and finished on Friday (12/12) after singing 684 songs.
Helping Dave through the singathon at Gloucester’s docks were a dementia choir, a children’s choir and locals who came to show their support.
Speaking after the challenge Dave, from Gloucester, said it was not just a vocal challenge but also a physical one.
He continued: “I nearly gave up at about 4 o’clock on Friday morning.
NYP
A man has broken a Guinness World Record after singing Christmas tunes for 42 hours straight – without losing his voice.
Dave Purchase spent almost two days singing Christmas classics from Mariah Carey to Wham! in an attempt to have his name on the book of records.
Despite feeling like he was “hallucinating” and being close to quit at 32 hours, Dave, 63, did not give up.
He started the challenged at midnight on Wednesday (10/12) and finished on Friday (12/12) after singing 684 songs.
Helping Dave through the singathon at Gloucester’s docks were a dementia choir, a children’s choir and locals who came to show their support.
Speaking after the challenge Dave, from Gloucester, said it was not just a vocal challenge but also a physical one.
He continued: “I nearly gave up at about 4 o’clock on Friday morning.
NYP
A man has broken a Guinness World Record after singing Christmas tunes for 42 hours straight – without losing his voice.
Dave Purchase spent almost two days singing Christmas classics from Mariah Carey to Wham! in an attempt to have his name on the book of records.
Despite feeling like he was “hallucinating” and being close to quit at 32 hours, Dave, 63, did not give up.
He started the challenged at midnight on Wednesday (10/12) and finished on Friday (12/12) after singing 684 songs.
Helping Dave through the singathon at Gloucester’s docks were a dementia choir, a children’s choir and locals who came to show their support.
Speaking after the challenge Dave, from Gloucester, said it was not just a vocal challenge but also a physical one.
He continued: “I nearly gave up at about 4 o’clock on Friday morning.
NYP
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