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  2. Magnificent Mile Lights Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival is an annual event celebrated in Chicago on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. An estimated one million lights on 200 trees [1] brighten the city's Michigan Avenue, also known as the Magnificent Mile. The festival is hosted by The Magnificent Mile Association, formerly the Greater North Michigan Avenue ...

  3. Chicago Christmas Tree - Wikipedia

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    The tree was a combination of many smaller trees, stood 70 feet (21 m) tall, and was decorated with over 4000 lights and 2000 ornaments. Beginning with Christmas 1966 the official Chicago Christmas tree was placed in Civic Center Plaza, now known as Daley Plaza. With the exception of 1982, the tree was installed in Daley Plaza each year until 2015.

  4. Millennium Park - Wikipedia

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    In 2015, the park became the location of the city's annual Christmas tree lighting. Some observers consider Millennium Park the city's most important project since the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. [4] [5] It far exceeded its originally proposed budget of $150 million. The final cost of $475 million was borne by Chicago taxpayers and ...

  5. 13 Chicago Christmas Movies That’ll Transport You to the ...

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    Christmas Vacation Official Trailer #1 - (1989) HD. Watch on. 1. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) Who’s in it: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis. Rating: PG-13 ...

  6. The 16 Best Places to View Christmas Lights Around Chicago - AOL

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    It’s not for nothing that people often sing of Christmastime in the city. Between the festive window displays (we’re looking at you, Macy’s on State Street), the hustle and bustle of holiday ...

  7. List of Christmas and holiday season parades - Wikipedia

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    Walnut Creek: Broadway Plaza's Annual Holiday Parade of Lights, Retailer Open House & Tree Lighting; Weed: Olde Fashioned Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony; Westwood: Christmas in the Mountains Light Parade; White Pines: White Pines Parade of Lights; Whittier: Uptown Christmas Parade; Wilmington: Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade

  8. Holiday History: Why Do We Put Up and Decorate Trees?

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    According to TIME Magazine, 1931 was the first year that this special location displayed a Christmas tree, when a 20-ft.-tall balsam was put up on Christmas Eve by the construction workers who ...

  9. Christkindlmarket, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Christkindlmarket, Chicago 2014. The market is situated by a large Christmas tree at Daley Plaza and also houses a small nativity scene. [6] The site features entertainment from Christmas choirs, dance groups, and brass bands. [2] It also houses a Santa house. [2]