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This Weekend saw the The tree lighting ceremony in Downtown Lancaster…
A nice way to kick off the Holiday season.

(unfortunately I still have difficulty with night photos… The Christmas tree at Penn Square looks alot nicer than my photo to the Left)
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For the past thirty years, the celebration has included Tuba Christmas… A gathering of more than thirty Tuba and Sousaphone players…

Playing Christmas Carols.

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I love the crowds and the Buzz during this time of year, everyone seems so Lively. I don’t like to post photographs of people on this site without permission, However several thousand people of all types were scattered downtown.. you’ll just have to take my word on it.
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We seem to light up everything this time of year with a prism of effects.

Perhaps all the lights are as much to escape the darkness the North Easts Winter….
as it is to remain festive…
In any case this is my favorite time of the year here.

Lancaster County is predominately Protestant Christian with many denomination close to one and other. This is an important religious holiday for many. Although I do not follow organized religion, I’ve never felt excluded here.

Its a great time to get lost in the lights, crowd and seasonal atmosphere…
with a camera of course

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Friday night, in downtown lancaster the christmas tree, just like every year…

This can only mean one thing. “Tuba Christmas”!

As part of the tree lighting celebration, an ensemble of roughly 30 to 40 tubas and sousaphones play festive and seasonal carols.
I do not know the history of this tuba ensemble, but they have been giving a christmas season concert at Penn Square since I was a kid.

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After taking in the celebration at the square i did some window shopping.

(above is the display window at Hagars, and a display in the Heritage found.)

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Friday was also the first friday of the Month. This means Art galleries and museums open to the public at night. The “First Fridays” gallery openings started in downtown only a couple years ago. The dowtown tree lighting ceremony has been intergrated nicely..

I will be posting more on “First Fridays” at a later time.

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To End the night, me an my cohorts did grab a bite at the “Starving Artists Cafe “, a small sandwich shop that has joined into the Downtown Lancaster’s art culture… Along with the Art Academy and “First Fridays”".

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I had a hot chocolate and the “Cuban”

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Happy Holidays!
from Chris.

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