Powering Chicago Kicks Off the Holidays at the 2022 Millennium Park Tree Lighting

It’s the 109th year of celebrating the holidays in Chicago with the city’s official tree lighting ceremony and the 2022 event did not disappoint. This year’s Christmas tree, a 55-foot Colorado Blue Spruce, donated by the Glisovic family of Morton Grove, has more than 12,000 strings of lights or nearly 6 miles of string light, courtesy of Chicagoland electrical contractor McWilliams Electric Company.

Chicago’s “official” Christmas tree in Millennium Park will shine brightly near the intersection of Michigan Ave. and Washington St. from November 18 through January 9.