Each year the Festival appoints an independent panel of judges who judge the trees in 11 categories:
- Most Beautiful
- Most Traditional
- Most Creative/Unique
- Best Use of Lighting
- Best Top of Tree Display
- Best Tree Skirt Display
- Best Use of Theme
- Best Children’s Theme
- Best Tree Done by Children
- Best Mini Tree
- Best Wreaths
In addition, an 12th award is given to the tree which is, in the opinion of the judges, the Best of the Festival.Our judges are chosen for the expertise in design and the visual or graphic arts. The Festival of Trees is serious in its effort to assure that all judging is done without knowledge of the person, group or organization presenting the trees.
Our trees are judged anonymously so that the donors of all trees are not known to the judges. Only the name of the tree (not the donor of the tree) is known to the judges so that they may judge the trees according to the categories given them.
2012 Judges
Maria Sanchez Kouassi
Program Director • Arlington, MA
Sara Hidalgo
Registrar • Andover, MA
Thea Shapiro
Artist and Faculty • Andover, MA
2012 Winners
The following are the 2012 Tree Award Winners. The Festival Committee believes EVERY tree is a winner so we congratulate ALL tree donors for their outstanding creations and donations to the Festival.
| Most Beautiful | |
The Road to a Friend’s House is Never Long…
Merry Christmas!
| Sarah Marcoux |
| It’s "Rein"ing Deer | Sharon Pollard & Tom Lussier |
| Ribbons, Baubles & Bows | Methuen Garden Club |
| Most Traditional | |
| Years Gone By | Salem Co-Operative Bank |
| Rustic Signs of Christmas | Lisa Alaimo & Alexxis Talbot |
| Home for the Holidays | The North Regional Theatre Workshop |
| Most Creative/Unique | |
| Worth a Trip from Anywhere | Mann Orchards |
| Artistree | Arts Institute Group of the Merrimack Valley, Inc. |
| Juan Valdez Christmas | Martha & Maria Forero |
| Best Use of Lighting | |
| Snow Birds | The Cook Family |
| Frankenweenies’ Christmas | Tallman Eye Associates |
| The Crystal Forest | The Family of Denise Duquette Bocash |
| Best Top of Tree Display | |
| Marsh Rocks Education | Marsh Grammar School |
| A Gift for Our King | First Church Congregational |
| Sweet Tooth | Andover Pediatric Dentistry Dr. Maritza Morell & Associates
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| Best Tree Skirt Display | |
| How Sweet it is | Christine and Kyle Ludwig and Carol Palmegiano |
| Where the Little People Decorate Their Tree | Ray and Kay DiFiore |
| Wishes | W3on.com & The DiNatale Family |
| Best Use of Theme | |
| Compass for Care | Methuen Village |
| Peace on Earth | Corporate Chefs, Inc. |
| An Irish Christmas | The John Breen Memorial Funeral Home |
| Best Children’s Theme | |
| Merry Truck-mas | Methuen Fire Department |
| Thomas’ Christmas Delivery | Ann M. Guastaferro |
| The Dr. Seuss Tree | Blaire House of Tewksbury Activity Department |
| Best Tree Done By Children | |
Owl Be Home for Christmas
| The Chapel School |
| Fun at Gram’s | Daneau Family |
| We’ve Caught the Grinch | GLCAC Childcare Center |
| Best Mini Tree | |
Baby’s First Christmas for grandson, Ethan
| Kathy Couillard |
| Not Your Average Snow Globe | John Redman |
| Football Madness | Kenny Pollard |
| Best Wreaths | |
| It’s "Rein"ing Deer | Sharon Pollard & Tom Lussier |
| A Very Merry Christmas | Carol Palmegiano |
| Crustacial Christmas | Gina Lannon |
| Best of the Festival | |
| Stealing a Moment for Christmas | Everett Mills Real Estate |
