{"id":390995,"date":"2025-11-20T00:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/390995\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T00:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:02:12","slug":"the-free-union-station-tree-lighting-ceremony-turns-10-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/390995\/","title":{"rendered":"The free Union Station Tree Lighting Ceremony turns 10 \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What to Know<\/p>\n<ul class=\"what-to-know__list\">\n<li class=\"what-to-know__item\">10th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony<\/li>\n<li class=\"what-to-know__item\">Union Station<\/li>\n<li class=\"what-to-know__item\">Thursday, Nov. 20<\/li>\n<li class=\"what-to-know__item\">6 to 8 p.m.<\/li>\n<li class=\"what-to-know__item\">Free<\/li>\n<li class=\"what-to-know__item\">Carolers, live music, milk and cookies, and seasonal activities are touchstones of the popular festivity<\/li>\n<li class=\"what-to-know__item\">Hosted by Metro Arts Presents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tick tock, tick tock: You could accurately and confidently say that the concept of time is an enduring theme swirling in and around Union Station.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re not stretching here, really, by suggesting that minutes, hours, and even seconds matter at the famous train landmark; those rails need to run smoothly, and keeping an eye on the clock is a huge part of the hiccup-free experience.<\/p>\n<p>So when it comes to getting a jump on the holiday season, well, time really matters. <\/p>\n<p>The Alameda Street landmark knows that December can go by in a busy blur for most of us, which means that a November start is, well, nice.<\/p>\n<p>That nice spirit will shine forth Nov. 20 when the 10th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony takes panache-filled place in the building&#8217;s epic Ticket Concourse.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, we said epic. Stand within the cinematic space and bask in its utterly epic aura, and you, too, will be breaking out the over-the-top terms without apology.<\/p>\n<p>As for what&#8217;s happening at the two-hour ceremony, which is very much about stoking some ho, ho, get-up-and-go?<\/p>\n<p>Caroling, seasonal activities, and The Beverly Belles on stage are a few of the happy highlights.<\/p>\n<p>Also in the happy column? Milk and cookies will be served, which also deserve the &#8220;epic&#8221; label, because eating cookies at a tree lighting feels semi-magical.<\/p>\n<p>Santa will also be there, oh yes he will be. <\/p>\n<p>Totally honesty here: We don&#8217;t know the train Mr. Kringle takes from the North Pole, or the multiple transfers he has to make along the lengthy route, but we&#8217;re just pleased he can put in a heartfelt appearance during a period when we know, for sure, he is probably overextended.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you miss the flip of the switch Nov. 20, stay cheered and stay chuffed: Union Station gloriously glitters throughout the holidays, lending light and cheer to all who pass through on their way to somewhere else.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you can also simply visit the structure to bask in its beauty during the sparkly season, should you wish to behold a soaring-ceiling&#8217;d fantasia boasting both Spanish Colonial and Art Deco oomph to spare, with some Mission spicing up the incredible mix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What to Know 10th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony Union Station Thursday, Nov. 20 6 to 8 p.m. Free&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":390996,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,7709,2961,224,5337,62686],"class_list":{"0":"post-390995","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-holidays","11":"tag-la","12":"tag-los-angeles","13":"tag-losangeles","14":"tag-union-station"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115579095977785394","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}