{"id":96891,"date":"2019-11-30T18:08:43","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T23:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=96891"},"modified":"2019-11-30T18:10:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T23:10:15","slug":"photos-from-the-christmas-city-annual-tree-lighting-ceremony-photos-by-john-delgrosso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=96891","title":{"rendered":"Photos from the &#8220;Christmas City Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony&#8221; | Photos by: John DelGrosso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/john.delgrosso.photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Photos by: John DelGrosso<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem was a buzz with holiday spirit Friday night. A large number of people packed into the plaza to take part in the annual tree lighting ceremony. The evening was also filled with music from a full lineup of acts including Cunningham &amp; Associates, The Holmes Family, Freedom High School Band, Orbital Drums, The Swingtime Dolls, and Tolu Adebayo. 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