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Holiday Events| Official Website: Boston's Official Tree Lighting Ceremony Location: Boston Common, Boston, MA map Phone:(617) 635-4505 Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009 Hours: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Ages: Kids, Teens, Adults In/Outdoor: Outdoor Cost: Free see below |
The City of Boston’s Official Tree Lighting comes to Boston Common on Thursday, December 3, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This will be the 68th annual Tree Lighting on Boston Common, sponsored by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, title sponsor Nova Scotia Come to life, WCVB-TV Channel 5, and Magic 106.7 FM.
The annual holiday display includes over 80 trees throughout Boston Common with additional enhancements for this season including LED lighting illuminating Parkman Bandstand and projections on the ice at the Frog Pond skating rink.
The celebration will feature national and local performers with WCVB TV-5 providing live coverage hosted by Mary Richardson and Anthony Everett beginning at 7 p.m. There will be refreshments provided by in-kind sponsors including H.P. Hood LLC, Cabot Creamery, Nantucket Nectars and Snapple beverages, Dunkin’ Donuts, Jazzy Apples, and New York Life.
Immediately following the Common tree lighting, Mayor Menino will join Back Bay residents at Arlington Street for the lighting of Commonwealth Avenue Mall.
This marks the 8th year that Nova Scotia joins with the City of Boston to present the Christmas tree on Boston Common. It is also the 38th year that Nova Scotia has given a tree to the people of Boston as thanks for relief efforts following the December 6, 1917, explosion of a munitions ship in Halifax Harbor. Within 24 hours of the disaster a train loaded with supplies and emergency personnel was making its way from Boston to Nova Scotia. 2008 marks the 91st anniversary of the Halifax Explosion.
For more information on the Boston Common Holiday Tree Lighting, please call (617) 635-4505.
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