Crowd of visitors on Main Street also enjoyed motorized sleigh rides, music, and cookie decorating and crafts for kids

The tree – a 24-foot Douglas Fir from Crystal Spring Tree Farm in Carbon County – was brought into the capitol two weeks ago. Crews from the Pennsylvania Department of General Services decorated the conifer with 1,250 lights and over 700 ornaments made by pre-kindergarten students.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation held its annual Holiday Tree Lighting event on Friday, powered by PECO, at Independence Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest.

The holiday season brings a sense of warmth and joy as military service members, families, and friends gather to celebrate

Pennsylvania's governor and lieutenant governor kicked off the holiday season at the annual Capitol Tree Lighting ceremony in .