Tree-Lighting Ceremonies Taking Place In Detroit And Lansing
DETROIT (WWJ) - Tree-lighting ceremonies are taking place in Detroit and Lansing as the Christmas season gets into full swing in Michigan.
Campus Martius Park will fill with holiday magic as a 60-foot-tall Michigan-grown Norway Spruce will illuminate with over 19,000 twinkling energy-efficient, multi-colored LED lights. The celebration starts at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20.
The Detroit Tree Lighting is an entire evening of activities and one of the great family traditions enjoyed by thousands of Detroiters. The Salvation Army will light its giant Red Kettle at 6 p.m. Other activities for the evening include live music headlined by the Four Tops, who helped establish the Motown sound in the 1960s, food and drinks, a family fun tent, photos with Santa, and horse-drawn carriage rides.
Meantime in Lansing, a 66-foot spruce from the western Upper Peninsula will be lit as part of the Silver Bells in the City celebration. The tree is from Wakefield, east of Ironwood, and has been donated by Florence Daniels in memory of her late husband, Jim Daniels.
The Silver Bells celebration includes a special Electric Light Parade with floats, marching bands and thousands of sparkling lights. The festivities will conclude with a fireworks display above the Capitol dome.