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Holiday Lights 2021: Watch the lighting of Boston's official Christmas Tree
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Updated: 8:20 PM EST Dec 2, 2021
Boston's official Christmas tree was lit Thursday night on Boston Common.The annual event was part of an hour-long show with performances by Grammy Award winner, Darlene Love. Nova Scotia's Beolach, Heather Rankin, Keonte Beals, Boston's own Ball in the House, A Christmas Story: The Musical and Santa.Mayor Michelle Wu joined the performers on stage for the countdown and with her children pulled the switch to light the 48-foot white spruce, which is an annual gift from Nova Scotia.The tradition, now in its 50th year, is Nova Scotia's way of showing appreciation for Boston's help after the Halifax Explosion in 1917.On Dec. 6, 1917, two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour, causing a devastating explosion that killed nearly 2,000 people and left hundreds more severely injured and homeless. Boston then dispatched a train full of supplies and emergency personnel within a day of the disaster.
BOSTON — Boston's official Christmas tree was lit Thursday night on Boston Common.
The annual event was part of an hour-long show with performances by Grammy Award winner, Darlene Love. Nova Scotia's Beolach, Heather Rankin, Keonte Beals, Boston's own Ball in the House, A Christmas Story: The Musical and Santa.
Mayor Michelle Wu joined the performers on stage for the countdown and with her children pulled the switch to light the 48-foot white spruce, which is an annual gift from Nova Scotia.
The tradition, now in its 50th year, is Nova Scotia's way of showing appreciation for Boston's help after the Halifax Explosion in 1917.
On Dec. 6, 1917, two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour, causing a devastating explosion that killed nearly 2,000 people and left hundreds more severely injured and homeless. Boston then dispatched a train full of supplies and emergency personnel within a day of the disaster.
