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PHOTOS: Bethlehem Christmas Tree Lighting 2024

Facing bordering-on-freezing temperatures and a sometimes-frigid wind chill to boot, thousands of onlookers trooped into Payrow Plaza at City Hall on Friday for one of Bethlehem’s prized traditions: its annual Christmas Tree Lighting. (Will Oliver)

Facing bordering-on-freezing temperatures and a sometimes-frigid wind chill to boot, thousands of onlookers trooped into Payrow Plaza at City Hall on Friday for one of Bethlehem’s prized traditions: its annual Christmas Tree Lighting. (Will Oliver)

Facing bordering-on-freezing temperatures and a sometimes-frigid wind chill to boot, thousands of onlookers trooped into Payrow Plaza at City Hall on Friday for one of Bethlehem’s prized traditions: its annual Christmas Tree Lighting. (Will Oliver)

Facing bordering-on-freezing temperatures and a sometimes-frigid wind chill to boot, thousands of onlookers trooped into Payrow Plaza at City Hall on Friday for one of Bethlehem’s prized traditions: its annual Christmas Tree Lighting. (Will Oliver)

Facing bordering-on-freezing temperatures and a sometimes-frigid wind chill to boot, thousands of onlookers trooped into Payrow Plaza at City Hall on Friday for one of Bethlehem’s prized traditions: its annual Christmas Tree Lighting. (Will Oliver)

Facing bordering-on-freezing temperatures and a sometimes-frigid wind chill to boot, thousands of onlookers trooped into Payrow Plaza at City Hall on Friday for one of Bethlehem’s prized traditions: its annual Christmas Tree Lighting. (Will Oliver)