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[title]A 57-foot-tall Christmas tree was set aglow yesterday evening during the 101st annual tree lighting ceremony in Daley Plaza. The Colorado blue spruce, grown in Elgin and chosen from 82 candidates, is not the prettiest evergreen we've seen, but the thousands of lights sure are dazzling. Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, Hansel, Gretel and the Grinch were the celebs on hand, one of them being a real person. Hair metal icon Snider has been in town for his new holiday musical, Dee Snider's Rock & Roll Christmas Tale, and flipped the switch on the tree.
Check out the tannenbaum as you peruse Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza. Christkindlmarket is open until December 19, while the tree will remain up until January 6.
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