Moment. Everyone was waiting for the lighting of 18,000 tiny bulbs on the Christmas tree. The tree incidentally is *** gift to the people of Boston and the people of Nova Scotia. Mayor White reciprocated by sending the Canadians *** pear Revere Silver bowl. Tonight’s tree lighting in kerosene is the closest thing there is to an official beginning of the Christmas season. The lights will be on display every night from now until the new year. Just *** few weeks ago, this magnificent tree was standing alone in the wilderness in Nova Scotia. Now it will stand as *** beacon for all Bostonians who want to be part of the holiday Spirit at the Prudential Center, David Gelber, New Center five.
Boston’s annual Christmas Tree celebrates much more than just the holiday, it also celebrates a historic friendship between two communities that’s been more than a century in the …