How New York City invented The Holiday Season

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Adults
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Learn how New York City became the place where the modern holiday season was invented! From F.W. Woolworth popularizing the indoor Christmas tree to Thomas Edison displaying the first string of electric tree lights in Brooklyn and Macy's creating the Thanksgiving Day Parade, the city forged many modern traditions that mark our holiday season. 

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