A crane carried two workers up high in the air. They placed Christmas lights on a 65-foot Norway spruce tree that sits in the middle of Sundance Square.

The process of decorating the Christmas tree, which made a journey to Fort Worth from Michigan, began Nov. 17 with lights. Ornaments will go up Nov. 18-19 and lead up to a tree lighting ceremony Nov. 20.

About 60 artists were paid to paint and decorate ornaments and about 75 ornaments will find homes on the tree, said Nate Krieger, the visitor experience director at Sundance Square.

The tree lighting will take place at 5 p.m. Nov 20, an hour before the start of the Parade of Lights.

Cristian ArguetaSoto is the community engagement journalist at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him by email or via Twitter. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.

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Photo gallery: Sundance Square starts tall task of decorating Christmas tree

by Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report
November 17, 2022

<h1>Photo gallery: Sundance Square starts tall task of decorating Christmas tree</h1> <p class="byline">by Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report <br />November 17, 2022</p> <p>A crane carried two workers up high in the air. They placed Christmas lights on a 65-foot Norway spruce tree that sits in the middle of Sundance Square.</p> <p>The process of decorating the Christmas tree, which made a journey to Fort Worth from Michigan, began Nov. 17 with lights. Ornaments will go up Nov. 18-19 and lead up to a tree lighting ceremony Nov. 20.</p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter" data-effect="slide"> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container"> <ul class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper"> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-59169" data-id="59169" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Brenda-Ciardiello-SSQ-Photo-by-Coleman-Anderson-1024x683.jpeg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Artist Brenda Ciardiello holds up an ornament depicting the Virgin Mary. Ciardiello was one of almost 60 artists to decorate ornaments for the Sundance Square tree. (Coleman Anderson | EC Films)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-59170" data-id="59170" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_treedeco-1-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A Sundance Square worker begins painting her ornament on Nov. 17. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-59171" data-id="59171" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_treedeco-2-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Sundance Square janitorial staff paint ornaments on Nov. 17 in downtown Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-59174" data-id="59174" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Charles-Grey-SSQ-photo-by-Coleman-anderson-1024x683.jpeg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Artist Charles Grey paints an ornament. Grey was one of almost 60 artists to decorate ornaments for the Sundance Square tree this year. Grey also painted ornaments for 2021's Christmas tree. (Coleman Anderson | EC Films)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-59176" data-id="59176" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/SSQ-photo-by-coleman-anderson-1-1024x683.jpeg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Artists decorate ornaments for the Sundance Square tree. (Coleman Anderson | EC Films)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-59178" data-id="59178" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/SSQ-photo-by-coleman-anderson-1024x683.jpeg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Christmas tree ornaments sit decorated on the floor. The ornaments will find home on the tree on Nov. 18 and 19. (Coleman Anderson | EC Films)</figcaption></figure> </li> </ul> <p><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a aria-label="Pause Slideshow" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause" role="button"></a></p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white"></div> </div> </div> <p>About 60 artists were paid to paint and decorate ornaments and about 75 ornaments will find homes on the tree, said Nate Krieger, the visitor experience director at Sundance Square.</p> <p>The tree lighting will take place at 5 p.m. Nov 20, an hour before the start of the Parade of Lights.</p> <p><em>Cristian ArguetaSoto is the community engagement journalist at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him by </em><a href="http://cristian.arguetasoto@fortworthreport.org/"><em>email</em></a><em> or via </em><a href="https://twitter.com/CrisArguetaSoto"><em>Twitter</em></a><em>. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy </em><a href="https://fortworthreport.org/about/fort-worth-report-editorial-independence-policy/"><em>here</em></a>.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://fortworthreport.org/2022/11/17/photo-gallery-sundance-square-starts-tall-task-of-decorating-christmas-tree/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://fortworthreport.org">Fort Worth Report</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-favicon.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://fortworthreport.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=59167" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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