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Slatington Kicks Off the Holiday Season with tree lighting, Santa and Mrs Claus, in Greater Northern Lehigh

Slatington Kicks Off the Holiday Season with tree lighting, Santa and Mrs Clause, your family’s favorite Frozen characters and more in Greater Northern Lehigh.

The Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber, proud partner of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, is gearing up for a memorable 2022 holiday season with their annual tree lighting ceremony in Slatington, PA.

The event will take place on Friday, December 2, 2022 from 5:00-7:00 PM and is free and open to the public.

Slatington Tree Lighting 2022

Slatington Tree Lighting 2022

Prior to the event from 4:00-5:00 PM, attendees are encouraged to stop by the Slatington Library for stories with Mrs. Claus, before heading down to the festivities at Veterans Memorial Park (509 Main Street, Slatington), which kick off from 5-7 PM.

The event will feature festive holiday performances from Rhythm and Sole Dance Studio, as well as complimentary hot chocolate and hotdogs for participants and a Candy Cane Hunt.

Food will be available for purchase from Why Not Burgerz, and crafters, artisans and local businesses will host a vendor market to provide an opportunity for holiday shopping. Frozen’s Elsa & Olaf will make an appearance, as well as Santa Claus himself (arriving at 6:30 PM to light the tree).

Slatington Kicks Off the Holiday Season with tree lighting

Slatington Kicks Off the Holiday Season with tree lighting

“This is a time-honored tradition in Northern Lehigh”

said Kylie Adams-Weiss,

…Assistant Vice President of Affiliated Chambers for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce…

“…After being distanced in 2020 and coming back in person in 2021, we’re looking to be fully back and enjoying holiday festivities together as a community in 2022.”

Slatington Kicks Off the Holiday Season with tree lighting

Slatington Kicks Off the Holiday Season with tree lighting

In addition to the Tree Lighting festivities, the event will also host a food drive that will benefit the Northern Lehigh Food Bank.

“The holidays remind us that the spirit of giving is alive and well,

and the Chamber likes to ensure that we are helping others in the community,”

said Jessica O’Donnell-Gower

Executive Vice President of Affiliated Chambers for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.

“We’re hoping that by giving back to those in need, we can keep the holiday spirit thriving in Northern Lehigh.”

Opportunities to take pictures with Santa will be available for those in attendance once the tree is lit.

For more information on all events, please visit the Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/NorthernLehighChamber.

When: December 2, 2022 (5-7 PM)

Pricing Information: FREE

Sponsors (as of 11/8/2022):

Tree Lighting Sponsor: Nulton Diagnostics

Warm Hands Sponsor: Bechtel’s Pharmacy

Santa’s Helper Sponsors: Keystone Technology LLC, Rentschler Auto, Blue Mountain Town & Country Gazette

Supporting Sponsors: Krysta Hankee Memorial Fund, A F Boyer Hardware & Guns, The Neffs National Bank

A Very Darren Crissmas comes to Bethlehem’s Wind Creek on Dec 17

A Very Darren Crissmas comes to Bethlehem’s WindCreek on December 17 just in time for the holidays.

Award-winning actor, singer, and songwriter Darren Criss is best known for his TV work on Glee and American Crime Story, his stage work Hedwig and the Angry Inch and American Buffalo with Laurence Fishburne and Academy Award winner Sam Rockwell.

This December he performs a night full of songs from his recent holiday album, A Very Darren Crissmas.

Music ranging from big band Christmas classics to novelty tunes to modern-day folk-pop ballads.

A Very Darren Crissmas comes to Bethlehem's WindCreek on December 17

A Very Darren Crissmas comes to Bethlehem’s WindCreek on December 17

Criss’s Very Darren Crissmas album showcases his variety of artistry and delivers both thrillingly unpredictable moments and a timeless sense of Christmas magic.

For more info and tickets: A Very Darren Crissmas at WindCreek

Switchfoot ‘This Is Our Christmas’ Tour at Penn’s Peak Sunday, Dec 4

Penn’s Peak announces Switchfoot  ‘This Is Our Christmas Tour’ performs Sunday, Dec 4

Grammy Award winning rock band Switchfoot announces their new LP, this is our Christmas album, out November 4th.

Marking the band’s first-ever holiday record, this is our Christmas album finds Switchfoot infusing their signature West Coast sound to a number of holiday classics and five, new original Christmas songs.

Cheery, nostalgic and brimming with sunshine,

the 11 track collection was inspired by everyone from the Beach Boys to Black Flag

and promises to be the perfect soundtrack for the holiday season with a new California twist.

“Christmas is an emotional treasure chest for a songwriter to pull from,” lead Singer Jon Foreman says.

 

“It’s a season stretched tight with contradictions: celebrating the free gifts of love and grace with an outburst of materialist capitalist consumption. An emotional roller coaster of family and friends, hopes and scars- bringing out the worst and the best in all of us.” A project that’s been years in the making, this is our Christmas album, wraps its arms wide around these contradictions.

Alongside the album announcement, Switchfoot announces their North American “this is our Christmas tour” which sees the band visiting Napa, Detroit, Monterey, Anaheim and more.

Switchfoot’s live show is a force to be reckoned with, and the band’s first Christmas tour is no exception. Since the band’s creation they’ve performed to sold out audiences in over 40 countries and have racked up over five million tickets sold. These shows are going to be special as the group, that’s been described as “definition of cool” by Vulture, will perform one Christmas themed set, and another set filled with the band’s classic hits like “Dare You To Move,” “Meant to Live” and more.

“It’s truly incredible the way music connects us all: making even strangers feel like family,” Jon Foreman says. “To celebrate this season, singing these songs together in the same room is a gift that we can’t wait to unwrap. We’re so excited to head out on our first Christmas tour ever!”

Artist pre-sale begins today, September 7th at 12pm local time, local tour pre-sales start

Thursday, September 8th at 10am local time, and general tour on-sale begins Friday,

September 9th at 12pm local time. See below for full routing. Purchase tickets here:

https://switchfoot.com/pages/tour

this is our Christmas album is a follow up to 2021’s interobang, which saw the band opt for raw 60’s era pop-infused feel and straying away from their typical rock sound. Penned through the pandemic, interrobang celebrates the journey when the destination is unsure. It illustrates the contrast between joy and pain, faith and doubt, and marks a bold new creative peak for the multi-platinum rockers.

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