{"id":1629,"date":"2013-12-05T09:58:40","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T14:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mountainproductions.com\/blog\/?p=1629"},"modified":"2021-03-10T11:42:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T11:42:18","slug":"staging-a-national-tradition-the-national-christmas-tree-lighting-at-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/05\/staging-a-national-tradition-the-national-christmas-tree-lighting-at-washington-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"[EVENT RECAP] Staging a National Tradition \u2014 The National Christmas Tree Lighting at Washington, DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The iconic evergreen in Washington, DC has been part of a national tradition dating back to 1923. The event has been bringing in the Christmas season ever since, growing each year to the become the ceremony we celebrate today. Mountain Productions is building the staging at the Tree Lighting for the second year in a row. Performers at this year&#8217;s event include The Avett Brothers, Joshua Bell, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Train and more.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here are helpful links so you catch the action:<\/p>\n<p>The event will be broadcast live and streamed online this Friday at this link:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thenationaltree.org\/2013-national-tree-lighting-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>http:\/\/thenationaltree.org\/2013-national-tree-lighting-show\/<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t catch the live show on Friday, don&#8217;t worry! Here is a list of the dates that the Tree Lighting will broadcast on <strong><em>all December long:\u00a0http:\/\/thenationaltree.org\/watch-on-pbs\/<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We will be posting pictures of our staging following the live event. Tune in to this feel-good event to warm you up for the upcoming holiday season!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1630\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1630\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1630\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2012xmas-590x393.jpg\" alt=\"Picture from the 2012 Tree Lighting\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture from the 2012 Tree Lighting<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:0px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"%5BEVENT%20RECAP%5D%20Staging%20a%20National%20Tradition%20%E2%80%94%20The%20National%20Christmas%20Tree%20Lighting%20at%20Washington%2C%20DC\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The iconic evergreen in Washington, DC has been part of a national tradition dating back to 1923. 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