{"id":20263,"date":"2015-11-12T16:40:45","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T22:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=20263"},"modified":"2015-11-12T17:20:40","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T23:20:40","slug":"chicago-kicks-off-holiday-season-with-the-millennium-park-christmas-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-kicks-off-holiday-season-with-the-millennium-park-christmas-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago kicks off holiday season with the Millennium Park Christmas Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Ziyuan Jasmine Cen<\/p>\n<p>The city kicked off the holiday season as Chicago&#8217;s Christmas tree arrived in Millennium Park on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Snap. Snap. The tree posed for dozens of photos. Tourists filling the park said Chicago would be one of the holiday destinations that they would consider again for holiday celebrations.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love Chicago &#8211; first time here,&#8221; said Giovani Gonzalez, a tourist from New York.<\/p>\n<p>The tree will be decorated with multi-colored lights for Chicago&#8217;s 102nd Christmas Tree\u00a0 Lighting Ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago&#039;s Christmas tree arrived in Millennium Park\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/145473787?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The city moved the official tree location from Daley Plaza to Millennium Park. According to the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, the tree will add to the holiday atmosphere already permeating the park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, it is a really great location for the Christmas tree\u00a0because it is so much going on in Millennium Park,&#8221; said Erin Bauer, project manager of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, &#8220;It is like a winter campus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20284\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-11-at-11.29.55-PM.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20284\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-11-at-11.29.55-PM-300x169.png\" alt=\"Workers are working to untie the tree. (By Jasmine Cen\/Medill)\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-11-at-11.29.55-PM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-11-at-11.29.55-PM-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-11-at-11.29.55-PM.png 1070w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers are working to untie the tree. (By Jasmine Cen\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This year&#8217;s tree is donated by the Voelker family in Northlake. This vaulting Colorado blue spruce weighs about 9,500 pounds and stands about 63 feet tall. It was selected out of 130 submissions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.choosechicago.come\/things-to-do\/chicago-events\/holidays\/\" target=\"_blank\">Family-oriented programs <\/a>are planned throughout the park for the upcoming holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have Caroline at Cloud Gate on Friday night,&#8221; said Bauer, &#8220;We have the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink that is going to open this Friday at eleven. We have visits with Santa Claus at the Santa House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Gonzalez said he still thinks the Big Apple wins over Chicago for the holidays. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think for now it is a good competitor for New York. However, maybe next year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo on top: The 63 feet tall Colorado blue spruce is waiting to be decorated in Millennium Park. 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