{"id":792,"date":"2015-12-06T00:47:39","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T05:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=792"},"modified":"2015-12-06T00:50:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-06T05:50:00","slug":"tree-lighting-santa-rings-in-christmas-season-in-seaside-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2015\/12\/tree-lighting-santa-rings-in-christmas-season-in-seaside-heights\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree Lighting, Santa Ring in Christmas Season in Seaside Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-674f9653ef13e14a830d27c2f36496cd ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:550px; max-height:550px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_gzTnkoqO-g?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Santa Claus rounded Sherman Avenue onto the Boulevard, greeting the children of Seaside Heights as he hopped off a borough fire truck and helped light the town&#8217;s Christmas tree.<\/p>\n<p>Seaside Heights kicked off the Christmas season with one of its newest traditions \u2013 the annual tree lighting, complete with caroling by the borough&#8217;s children and plenty of sweets afterward as kids lined up to list their Christmas wishes on Santa&#8217;s lap.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It brings the community together, it&#8217;s a very popular event and it&#8217;s a good time that we all have,&#8221; said Mayor Anthony Vaz.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_793\" style=\"width: 628px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_4760.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Children from Seaside Heights perform Christmas carols at the borough&#039;s annual tree lighting, Dec. 4, 2015. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-793\" class=\"size-large wp-image-793\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_4760-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Children from Seaside Heights perform Christmas carols at the borough's annual tree lighting, Dec. 4, 2015. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"618\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_4760-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_4760-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_4760-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_4760-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children from Seaside Heights perform Christmas carols at the borough&#8217;s annual tree lighting, Dec. 4, 2015. 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