Christmas Carriage In Centre Square
by Tami Quigley
Title
Christmas Carriage In Centre Square
Artist
Tami Quigley
Medium
Photograph - Photography ~ Digitally Enhanced
Description
“It’s better to light just one little candle than to stumble in the dark, better far that you light just one little candle, all you need’s a tiny spark. If we’d all say a prayer that the world would be free, the wonderful dawn on the new day we’ll see, and if everyone lit just one little candle, what a bright world this would be.”
~“One Little Candle”
~ recorded by Perry Como, 1952 and the theme song of “The Christophers,” whose motto is, “It’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.”
Let the Christmas season begin! A charming horse-drawn carriage makes its way through Centre Square as part of the festivities leading up to the lighting of The Easton Peace Candle November 30, 2019 in Easton, Pennsylvania.
The base of the Peace Candle can be seen at right, and to the left the Easton Municipal Band plays Christmas music to enhance the merry mood, including the bouncy “Christmas in Killarney" which made me want to dance an Irish jig down Northampton Street, if I knew how!
The Easton Peace Candle is a tower-like structure erected every Christmas season in Easton. The approximately 106-foot tall structure, which resembles a giant candle, is assembled every year over the Soldier’s & Sailor’s Monument, a Civil War memorial in Centre Square. It is typically assembled in mid-November and lighted over Thanksgiving weekend and disassembled in early February each year.
The Peace Candle was first erected in 1951, and has been erected almost every year since then, having been replaced a few times due to damage or disrepair. It is dedicated to the Easton area men and women who have served or are serving in the United States armed forces.
It has been said to be the largest non-wax Christmas candle in the country. Although conceived with the hopes of restoring Easton’s pre-20th century reputation for elaborate Christmas decorations, city officials also believed a candle would serve as a symbol of peace for all religions and denominations.
The daylong festivities leading up to the evening lighting also included strolling street performers, ice carvers, pictures with Santa, a petting zoo, pony rides, moon bounce, gingerbread houses on display and an array of crafts and yummy treats available for purchase. The SwingTime Dolls, an all-female vocal group consisting of three of the area’s most accomplished vocalists that shine a new light on the tunes of the American Hit Parade of the 1940s and beyond, also performed, drawing on inspiration from The Andrews Sisters.
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December 1st, 2019
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Comments (26)
Tami Quigley
Many thanks Nina Prommer for the feature in ART ~ It Is Good For You, much appreciated!
Elizabeth Tillar
What a festive, beautiful capture, Tami! I love the delight in winter that this image conveys! The composition is excellent; just love the carriage and the handsome white horses. Merry Christmas to you!
Tami Quigley
Thank you so very much Pamela Williams for the feature in Art District, greatly appreciated!
Tami Quigley
Thanks so very much Mariola Bitner for the feature in Wildlife ~ ONE A DAY, much appreciated!
Hanne Lore Koehler
Awesome capture of this beautiful scene, Tami! Thank you for bringing back that wonderful Perry Como memory! Congratulations on your Wisconsin Flowers And Scenery SHOWCASED ARTIST feature! L/F
Donna Kennedy
Back again Tami to say Congratulations on your Showcase Artist Feature of the Week in WFS!!...L/T
Randy Rosenberger
A big congratulations to you for being chosen as our 'SHOWCASED ARTIST' of the week for the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. Your art works are very indicative of a professional, and it is a true honor to "showcase" your art pieces for this week in this new venue we are providing for our members. Thanks for your awesome submissions, and it is an honor to have you as a member of our family of friends and fine artists within the WFS group. Special thanks and congratulations from your administrator, Randy "Elvis" Rosenberger
Tami Quigley
Thank you kindly Dora Sofia Caputo for the feature in Winter Wonderland, greatly appreciated!
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Steve Gass
Cool scene Tami, is Crayola still in Easton? L/F.
Tami Quigley replied:
Thanks so much Steve! Yes, Crayola is in Centre Square, on one of the corners just across from where I took this