Board of Supervisors and Music Center president light 50-foot Christmas tree
Members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Music Center’s President and CEO Rachel S. Moore offered greetings to the crowd on a chilly evening on Monday, Dec. 2, before lighting a 50-foot Christmas tree at the annual celebration in downtown L.A.
The traditional launch of the holiday season at the Jerry Moss Plaza at the Music Center was emceed by Spectrum News 1’s Chief Meteorologist Robert Santos, and the crowd enjoyed music, crafts and free hot chocolate.
The Los Angeles County Christmas Tree is lit up at the Jerry Moss Plaza at Music Center in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. The celebration included free hot cocoa, music and snow. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
West Rabinowitz, 4, and his father Jbreil enjoy snow at the Los Angeles County Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. The celebration included free hot cocoa, music and snow. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Visitors admire the Los Angeles County Christmas Tree in the Jerry Moss Plaza at the Music Center in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. The celebration included free hot cocoa, music and snow. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Melissa Mendoza and her daughter Dahlia, 4, enjoy Christmas music at the Los Angeles County Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Music Center on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. The celebration included free hot cocoa, music and snow. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles performs at the Los Angeles County Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Jerry Moss Plaza at the Music Center on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. The celebration included free hot cocoa, music and snow. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Christmas trees surround the Mark Taper Forum at the Los Angeles County Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. The celebration included free hot cocoa, music and snow. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles performs at the Los Angeles County Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Music Center on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. The celebration included free hot cocoa, music and snow. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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The Los Angeles County Christmas Tree is lit up at the Jerry Moss Plaza at Music Center in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. The celebration included free hot cocoa, music and snow. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles wowed the crowd with beautiful music. In English, the group’s name is the Los Angeles Rainbow Mariachi, the world’s first LGBTQ+ mariachi. It was created as a place for mariachi musicians who, according to the group, identify as LGBTQ+ and want to perform traditional Mexican regional music.
Among the activities on Monday night, participants from the San Fernando Valley-based organization 11:11 Projects, designed and created “their own Streetbox ornament inspired by their neighborhoods,” according to the group. The goal of 11:11 Projects is to empower communities using a mix of advocacy, public art production and justice-centered arts.
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The annual Christmas celebration at the Jerry Moss Plaza had a double drama, with the historic and glowing Los Angeles City Hall as a backdrop not far away.
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