{"id":12783,"date":"2022-12-21T01:31:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T06:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=12783"},"modified":"2022-12-21T04:14:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T09:14:50","slug":"lavallette-is-home-to-an-oceanfont-community-christmas-tree-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2022\/12\/lavallette-is-home-to-an-oceanfont-community-christmas-tree-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Lavallette Is Home to an Oceanfont Community Christmas Tree This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"\/\/cdn.playwire.com\/bolt\/js\/zeus\/embed.js\" data-config=\"\/\/config.playwire.com\/1024730\/videos\/v2\/5558500\/zeus.json\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lavallette has gone all-out in terms of Christmas spirit for the 2022 holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>The borough lit its large tree Dec. 2, and over the past week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EnjoyLavallette\/\">Lavallette Business Association<\/a> erected a community-style Christmas tree along the oceanfront \u2013 a new tradition that is spreading across Shore towns. In Lavallette, the new tree is located just off the boardwalk on Philadelphia Avenue, beside the lifeguard tower.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12787\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6841.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Lavallette&#039;s new, oceanfront community Christmas tree on Philadelphia Avenue, Dec. 20, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12787\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12787\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6841-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Lavallette's new, oceanfront community Christmas tree on Philadelphia Avenue, Dec. 20, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6841-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6841-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6841-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6841-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6841-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lavallette&#8217;s new, oceanfront community Christmas tree on Philadelphia Avenue, Dec. 20, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12785\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6779-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Lavallette&#039;s new, oceanfront community Christmas tree on Philadelphia Avenue, Dec. 20, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12785\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12785\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6779-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Lavallette's new, oceanfront community Christmas tree on Philadelphia Avenue, Dec. 20, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6779-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6779-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6779-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6779-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6779-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lavallette&#8217;s new, oceanfront community Christmas tree on Philadelphia Avenue, Dec. 20, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Anyone can put an ornament on the tree,&#8221; said Councilman David Finter. &#8220;They\u2019re also going to have the kids paint shells and decorate it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The tree includes some unique and artful coastal ornaments, many of which pay homage to a particular block or family in town.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12786\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6782-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Lavallette&#039;s new, oceanfront community Christmas tree on Philadelphia Avenue, Dec. 20, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12786\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12786\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6782-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lavallette's new, oceanfront community Christmas tree on Philadelphia Avenue, Dec. 20, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6782-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6782-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6782-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6782-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6782-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lavallette&#8217;s new, oceanfront community Christmas tree on Philadelphia Avenue, Dec. 20, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Lavallette Business Association wanted to spread some Christmas cheer in our beautiful town with a tree on the beach on Philadelphia Avenue,&#8221; the organization said via social media. &#8220;Feel free to decorate it with a shell!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Back at borough hall, the main Christmas tree features bright lights and wooden sculptures of Christmas figures that were carved by members of the Public Works Department.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2022\/12\/lavallette-is-home-to-an-oceanfont-community-christmas-tree-this-year\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lavallette has gone all-out in terms of Christmas spirit for the 2022 holiday season. The borough lit its large tree Dec. 2, and over the past week, the Lavallette Business Association erected a community-style Christmas tree along the oceanfront \u2013 a new tradition that is spreading across Shore towns. 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