Posted on Dec 4, 2021
Brighten your winter with this guide to Kansas City's holiday lights
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From Bonner Springs to Powell Gardens and everywhere in between, the Kansas City metro is glowing this winter. Get lit with a holiday lights tour of the metro.
Brighten your winter with this guide to Kansas City's holiday lights
Posted from kcur.org
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The Mayor’s Christmas Tree, one of the largest in the country at 100 feet tall, sits in the courtyard of Crown Center, scrumptiously decorated and just yards away from ice skating. The Mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund started in 1908, a charitable tradition that provides support for Kansas Citians in need. The fund is supported by donations and the sale of limited edition ornaments, designed by Hallmark artists and made using the tree from the previous year. This year, Kevin Strickland helped light the Mayor's Christmas Tree.
Legend has it that the impressive display of lights on the Country Club Plaza started when maintenance supervisor Charles “Pete” Pitrat hung a few simple strands of lights on the Mill Creek Building in 1925. Now, thousands of people show up for the lighting ceremony on the evening of Thanksgiving Day, which typically includes performances, speeches and local celebrities to throw the switch, while even more watch the live broadcast from home. This year, those official illuminators were members of the Kansas City Current soccer team."...
..."The Mayor’s Christmas Tree, one of the largest in the country at 100 feet tall, sits in the courtyard of Crown Center, scrumptiously decorated and just yards away from ice skating. The Mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund started in 1908, a charitable tradition that provides support for Kansas Citians in need. The fund is supported by donations and the sale of limited edition ornaments, designed by Hallmark artists and made using the tree from the previous year. This year, Kevin Strickland helped light the Mayor's Christmas Tree.
Legend has it that the impressive display of lights on the Country Club Plaza started when maintenance supervisor Charles “Pete” Pitrat hung a few simple strands of lights on the Mill Creek Building in 1925. Now, thousands of people show up for the lighting ceremony on the evening of Thanksgiving Day, which typically includes performances, speeches and local celebrities to throw the switch, while even more watch the live broadcast from home. This year, those official illuminators were members of the Kansas City Current soccer team."...
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