Santa Claus Visits Roosevelt Island Tonight For Tree Lighting Ceremony - A Wonderful Time, Here's What Happened

Image of 2011 Roosevelt Island Christmas Tree

Wonderful time this eventing at the 2011 Roosevelt Island Tree Lighting Ceremony. The temperature was crisp and cool, the crowd festive and entertainers terrific. Then came the big moment with the arrival of Santa Claus and the lighting of the Roosevelt Island Christmas/Holiday Tree.

If you were not there, or just want to see it again, here's what happened

You Tube Video of 2011 Roosevelt Island Tree Lighting Ceremony

and a walk around the lit trees.

You Tube Video of Roosevelt Island Tree Lights

Kudos to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) and particularly Community Relations Specialist Erica Spencer-El for staging the festivities.

Prior to the arrival of Santa Claus and the Tree Lighting, the crowd was treated to Holiday Carols from the Main Street Theater & Dance Alliance and a Gospel Choir as well as a ballet performance of the Nutcracker from the Deb Dancers. Videos of the performances will be posted later.

UPDATE 12/2 - Here's how the Festivities began with co-hosts Ms. Spencer-El and Roosevelt Island Seniors Association President Delores Green,



followed by a song from the Main Street Theater & Dance Alliance,



an excerpt from the Nutcracker Ballet by the Deb Dancers



and Silent Night from the Gospel Choir.