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'Tis The Season

Wednesday Dec 12, 2018

An Annual Celebration

Courtesy Jon Seamans, City Of Boston

The South End was well represented by residents Shanna Pires, Curtis Jiles, and their son Jaydah, 5, at the 77th Annual Tree Lighting on Boston Common on November 29.

The celebration was presented by Mayor Martin J. Walsh and The Honourable Karen Casey, Deputy Premier of Nova Scotia, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, The Province of Nova Scotia, Jumbotron sponsor JetBlue, and presenting sponsors Exelon Generation, the Coca-Cola Company, and Bank of America with additional support from WCVB Channel 5, Magic 106.7 FM, and the Boston Globe.

The holiday decorations throughout Boston Common and the Public Garden included the City of Boston's official 2018 Christmas tree, a 46-foot white spruce tree donated by Ross McKellar and Teresa Simpson from Oxford, Nova Scotia.

A Caroling We Go

By Michele D. Maniscalco

About 25 people gathered on the cold, clear afternoon of Sunday, December 9 in James Hayes Park at the corner of West Canton Street and Warren Avenue for the Friends of Hayes Park's caroling party. The Friends group provided songbooks, homemade cookies and other sweets and hot cider, and neighbors of all ages sang Christmas carols and holiday tunes.