The best Christmas tree in half a century lit in Port Chester’s Liberty Square
December 8, 2022 at 5:23 a.m.
Mayor Luis Marino, Port Chester Trustees Joan Grangenois-Thomas, Phil Dorazio, John Allen and Juliana Alzate welcome attendees to the lighting of the Christmas tree in Liberty Square on Thursday, Dec. 1. Santa Claus watches over the entire event. Dorazio dubbed it “the best tree in 52 years” and Marino said: “I have never seen anything like that.”
Once the tree is lit, people take photos of the 26-foot evergreen, which was donated by Rosa Cajamarca and Fernando Uyaguar of 9 Tower Hill Dr.
Teacher Jonathan Pereira plays guitar while members of Port Chester Sound, Port Chester High School’s a cappella group, sing holiday melodies.
Members of the Port Chester High School Band play “Carol of the Bells” in front of the lit Christmas tree.
Junior Kathleen Scarola, a flautist, plays “Jingle Bells” with other members of the Port Chester High School Band.
Diana Delgado and her son Manuel Tobar, 3, of Oak Street partake of the cookies and hot chocolate distributed by the Port Chester Salvation Army.
Trumpeters and tuba players in the Port Chester High School Band raise their instruments to play “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” in front of the lit Christmas tree.
Among the Port Chester High School Band members is Thomas d’Esperies playing mellophone.
Allison Elliott, 6, and Yasuri Henriquez, 5, of King Street enjoy the cookies and hot chocolate provided by the Salvation Army.
