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Reagan to Light National Christmas Tree Ceremony
President Reagan will light the National Christmas Tree from the White House to cap a one hour Christmas Pageant of Peace on the Ellipse on Monday December 7. The program features Sherrill Milnes Patti Austin the U S Air Force Band and St John s University Choir among other entertainers. The 35 foot Colorado Blue Spruce will be lit with 4000 lights and a GE designed star and surrounding 57 state trees. The Pageant of Peace emphasizes peace and marks the Bicentennial of the U S Constitution. The trees stay illuminated through January 1.
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Reagan
White House
Sherrill Milnes
Metropolitan Opera
Patti Austin
U.S. Air Force
James M. Bankhead
St. John's University
Collegeville, Minn
Axel Theimer
Willard Scott
NBC
Santa Claus
John H. Parmelee
Boy Scouts of America
Leslie Frelow
Camp Fire Council
Santa Bear
Ted E. Bear
Patti Bear
General Electric Co
America
Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Vermont