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70th annual Promenade Holiday tree lighting highlights 2022 celebration

December 21, 2022 Brooklyn Heights Press

Grace Chorale members Keri Bertino (center) and Chelsea K Peterson (right) bring good tidings of cheer at the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange. Photo: BHP

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As seen in this photo essay by Beth Eisgrau-Heller, traditions are honored and valued in historic Brooklyn Heights. Sponsored by the Brooklyn Heights Garden Club, the tree lighting at the entrance to the Promenade al- ways features two elements in addition to the holiday tree: Christmas carols led by the Grace Church Chorale, and the official act of switching on the lights, performed by children of a long- standing Brooklyn family.

This year that official act fell to Henry and Noah Schippers, whose parents and grand- parents have been civic and community leaders in Brooklyn Heights. Following the ceremony and caroling, revelers walked up to the new home of the historic Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 137 Montague Street, for hot apple cider and other treats.