~ Boston, MA- The city of Boston is gearing up for its annual holiday celebration, the 84th annual Boston Common Tree Lighting. This year's event will take place on Thursday, December 4 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Boston Common, adjacent to the Visitor's Information Center at 139 Tremont Street.

Mayor Michelle Wu, along with the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and The Province of Nova Scotia, will be hosting this signature holiday event. Premier Tim Houston of Nova Scotia will also be in attendance, marking the 54th year that Nova Scotia has gifted a tree to the people of Boston as a thank you for their relief efforts following the explosion of a munitions ship in Halifax Harbor on December 6, 1917.

During her visit to Nova Scotia earlier this month, Mayor Wu participated in the annual Tree for Boston tree cutting ceremony as the first Boston Mayor to attend and participate in the event. "Each year this special gift from Nova Scotia reinforces the neighborly bond that our communities have shared for over a century, and reminds us of the true meaning of the holiday spirit," said Mayor Wu.

The event will be hosted by WCVB Channel 5 Chronicle co-anchors Anthony Everett and Shayna Seymour with a live broadcast beginning at 7:00 p.m. The show will feature performances by iconic American female vocal group The Pointer Sisters, Nova Scotia blues sensation Matt Andersen, Disney on Broadway's Belinda Allyn performing "Beauty and the Beast", alternative-pop singer-songwriter Maggie Andrew from Nova Scotia, and a heartwarming performance by Handel and Haydn Society Youth Choruses.

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The festivities will kick off at 6:00 p.m. with pre-show entertainment including performances by Boston Police Officer Stephen McNulty, Taste of Ireland's A Celtic Christmas, Origination, and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Joelle James.

The official holiday season kick-off in Boston will include the lighting of the City of Boston's official Christmas tree, which is approximately 45 feet tall and adorned with 5,000 lights. In addition, more than 50,000 lights will be lit throughout the Boston Common and Public Garden. This year's historic Tree for Boston was donated by Ronald and Claire Feener of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.

The holiday lights throughout both parks will light up in sequence shortly before 8:00 p.m., when Mayor Wu will be joined onstage by Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The show will conclude with a pyrotechnic display by Pyrotecnico.

The annual tree lighting on Boston Common is presented by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and The Province of Nova Scotia. The event is supported by presenting sponsor Amazon, signature sponsor Meet Boston, key sponsors Constellation Power and JetBlue, media sponsors WCVB Channel 5 and the Boston Globe, and hotel partner Hilton Boston Park Plaza. A sampling village will feature giveaways and refreshments from H.P. Hood, Drakes Cakes, New England Coffee, Meet Boston, and Globe Santa while supplies last. Sponsors of the "Make the Common Glow for the Holidays" who make the lighting of the Common and Public Garden possible include The Lynch Family Foundation and Greystar.

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"We're proud to support the City of Boston in creating magical moments for families across New England," said Jerome Smith, Head of Community Engagement for New England & Canada at Amazon. "Amazon is honored to serve as the presenting sponsor of the Boston Common Tree Lighting, a cherished tradition that brings our community together during the holiday season."

Following the celebration on the Boston Common at approximately 8:15 p.m., Mayor Wu will join Friends of the Public Garden and Committee to Light Commonwealth Avenue Mall to flip the switch to light up Commonwealth Avenue Mall in the Back Bay. The lights on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall will be lit from Arlington Street to Charlesgate.

For more information about the festivities, please call (617) 635-4505 or visit boston.gov/boston-common-tree-lighting. To stay up to date with news, events, and improvements in Boston parks, visit boston.gov/parks, call (617) 635-4505, join our email list, and follow our social channels @bostonparksdept on X, Facebook, Instagram, and @parks.boston.gov on Bluesky.

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