Many suburban communities kick off the holiday season with tree lighting ceremonies. Some of these events have grown into mini-festivals, complete with caroling, Santa visits, sleigh rides and more.

New this year at Friday’s fifth-annual Zion Park District Christmas Tree Lighting was the homemade festive light switch used to illuminate several large evergreens with multicolored bulbs. The ...

The holiday season doesn’t officially begin until someone flips a switch and a tree — or an entire plaza — bursts into a symphony of twinkling lights. There’s just something about that first glow of ...

It's the age-old question - is a real or fake Christmas tree better? For many years, the distinctive fir tree outside Belfast City Hall has been the centre point of festivities during the holiday ...

Every Christmas for decades, festive county employees have erected a large live Christmas tree on the first floor of the Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse. But visitors might notice something fishy about ...