Nov. 21 — BLUEFIELD — Children and adults alike watched and smiled Monday evening as the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony brought holiday music and color to Bluefield City Park and the upcoming Holiday of Lights. Bluefield Primary School students with the Across the Years Choir kicked off the tree lighting ceremony with renditions of “Jingle Bells” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” They prepared for Monday’s festivities with help from a Chorus America grant under the Bluefield Area Revitalizations Corporation. “I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and a wonderful Christmas,” City Manager Cecil Marson told the onlookers. The tree is usually erected in downtown Bluefield, but it’s standing at the city park this year due to preparations…
