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Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
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his year, Santa serves as the official tree lighter for the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4 at the Tram’s Mountain Station beginning with a holiday performance by the Palm Springs High School Madrigal singers. Then Santa lights the Tramway’s landmark 45-foot tree comprised of 4,000 LED lights, which can be seen throughout the Coachella Valley. According to Tramway General
Manager Rob W. Parkins, “This year, we decided to make our tree lighting ceremony—even more than in past years—a true family event, hence the early appearance by Santa!” Following the lighting ceremony, Santa will be in Pines Café for photo opportunities with the kids and to distribute candy canes. Then the Palm Springs High School Madrigal Singers return for an encore performance on the Pines Café Stage. On other selected dates in December, choirs perform at 5 and 7
p.m. at the Mountain Station: • Friday, Dec. 2 – Jurupa Valley High School Chamber Singers • Saturday Dec. 3 – Desert Ridge Middle School Choir • Friday, Dec. 9 – Encore High School for the Arts Madrigals • Saturday, Dec. 10 - Martin Luther King High School Chamber Singers • Sunday, Dec. 11 – Raincross Master Chorale • Friday, Dec. 16 – The Lions’ Pride Chamber Singers Finally, on Saturday, Dec. 17, Santa returns to the Mountain
Station from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for more photo opportunities with the kids and free candy canes. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is the world’s largest rotating tram car. Opened in 1963, the Tram’s 80-passenger cars travel along the breathtaking cliffs of Chino Canyon from the Valley Station (elevation 2,643 ft.) to the Mountain Station (elevation 8,516 ft.) in approximately 10 minutes. For more information, please call (888) 515.TRAM or (760) 325.1391, or visit us at pstramway.com.