If you happen to get an earful of soul-stirring
children’s voices raised in song while meandering through Downtown
Brooklyn on Monday, Dec. 12, follow the sound to the source and
enjoy the free, live performance by the Grammy Award-winning
Brooklyn Youth Chorus. The group will perform a program of songs
and carols for that evening’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony
at Brooklyn Borough Hall plaza.
Borough President Marty Markowitz invites all Brooklynites to
come and see the lighting of the sensational 35-foot balsam fir
tree, decorated by the staff of New York City’s Department of
Parks and Recreation.
Also making an appearance at the tree lighting will be Santa
Claus and the Brooklyn College Brass Ensemble.
The façade of Borough Hall and its cupola will be transformed
into a dramatic backdrop for the tree when it is illuminated
with the building’s new, state-of-art, computer-generated architectural
lighting system, which is making its debut on Monday.
The Christmas tree lighting festivities will begin at 5:30 pm
on Dec. 12 at the Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza (209 Joralemon
St. between Court and Adams streets). The event is free of charge.
For more information, visit www.brooklyn-usa.org
