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Letter to the Editor: Janet Lyons on Holiday Tree Lights in Bronxville


To the Editor:


Dec. 23, 2015:  The longer I live here, the more I notice just how much Bronxville packs into its 27,878,400 square feet (that's one square mile).

This is never more evident than at this time of the year when the trees come out--the beautiful, colorful holiday trees.

Not just the impressive conifers in front of village hall or the library. They're great. But for me, what's equally impressive is that from Valley Road to Northway and almost every street in between, Rockefeller Center-worthy trees adorn private homes and yards all across our one-square-mile village.

My sister, who lives in Southern California, comes to visit us at Christmas every year. One of the first things on her list is a drive around the village to "ooh and aah" at this annual jaw-dropping light display (I suppose a light-draped palm tree just doesn't cut it for her).

It feels like every year enormous new "oohs and aahs" are sprouting up all over the village, from the free-form white-lit deciduous trees to the majestic multicolored evergreens.

Maybe there's an unspoken friendly competition between tree owners as to whose light show is the most awe inspiring. With all that goes into this light fantastic, it's no wonder that many stay lit until robins are perched on them.

The biggest square mile on earth? When it comes to mind-boggling holiday trees, it just might be. 

Happy Holidays!

Janet Lyons
Bronxville

Pictured here:  Lighted tree in Bronxville during the holiday season.

Photo by Janet Lyons

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