[Archived] Alexandria Lights Tree to Officially Bring in Holiday Season

City Press Release


	City of Alexandria, Virginia Office of the City Manager Alexandria City Hall 301 King Street, Suite 3500 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3211 www.alexandriava.gov Telephone: 703.838.4300 Fax : 703.838.6343

For Immediate Release
November 15, 2004
PIO 257-04/rdo

Alexandria Lights Tree to Officially Bring in Holiday Season
National Capitol Tree Follows with Stop at City

The City of Alexandria will officially bring in the holiday season with the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Market Square, 301 King St., on Friday, Nov. 26, at 7 pm.

Festivities at the yearly event include greetings from Mayor William “Bill” Euille and Santa Claus along with musical entertainment and other holiday activities. A Springfield, VA resident donated a Leyland Cypress for this year’s holiday tree. For more information on the ceremony, call 703.883.4686.

Following the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, the City will host a visit by the National Capitol Tree Visits Alexandria on Sunday, Nov. 28, at 1:30 pm at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, 101 Callahan Drive. The National Capitol Tree will be making its final stops before arriving at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. at 10 am on Monday, Nov. 29. The ceremony is free to the public.

This year’s National Capitol Tree is a 70-foot, red spruce from Highland County on the Warm Springs Ranger District of the George Washington National Forest. The tree will be lit every evening from Dec. 9 through Jan. 1 from sundown until 11 pm. The event marks the first time Virginia has been selected to provide a holiday tree to grace the lawn of the U.S. Capitol. The theme for this year’s holiday tree is “From Virginia—Birthplace of Presidents.”

For more information on the 2004 National Capitol Holiday Tree project, visit www.capitolholidaytree2004.org.

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