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Holiday
WRAL lights TV tower for 2020 holiday season
For the 62nd year, WRAL's TV tower on Western Boulevard will light the night throughout the holiday season.
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For the 62nd year, WRAL's TV tower on Western Boulevard will light the night throughout the holiday season.
PICTURES FROM THE WRAL CAMPUS AND THE HISTORIC TV TIAWAH RIGHT NOW. WE ARE MINUTES AWAY FROM LIGHTING THE TOWER FOR THE 67th TIME AND SECOND TIME THIS YEAR. IT WILL BE 62nd ANNUAL TIME. WE LIT THE TOWER IN THE SPRING TO HONOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WHEN THINGS WERE SO TERRIBLE AND TO TO LIFT THE SPIRITS OF PEOPLE. THEY REALLY APPRECIATED IT APPEARED >> THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO AGAIN. COVID HAS TAKEN OVER. >> I THINK FROSTY WILL BE OKAY. WE HAVE BEEN APART SO MANY YEARS. WE WORK TOGETHER 26 YEARS. IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL. EVERY YEAR. ALL OF THIS BEGAN IN THE LATE 1960s. AJ FLETCHER THE FOUNDER OF CAPITAL BROADCASTING WOULD READ A CHRISTMAS CAROL TO THE VIEWERS BEFORE THE TOWER WAS LIT. THAT TRADITION EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS. ONE TRADITION REMAINED THE SAME, OUR COMMITMENT OF GIVING TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS GIFT DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. 3000 LIGHTS COVERING THE 300 FOOT TOWER. IT WILL SHINE BRIGHTLY EVERY NIGHT THROUGH NEW YEAR'S DAY. >> MR. FLETCHER WILL SEE THAT WE HAVE THREE TOWERS, HE WOULD LIKE THAT. THAT'S PART OF HISTORY NOW. IT'S TIME TO LIGHT THE WRAL TOWER. >> WHO BETTER TO DO IT THEN SANTA AND MRS. CLAUSE. LOVE SEEING YOU THERE, TAKE IT AWAY. >> , , . LET'S START THE COUNTDOWN. SEVEN, SIX, FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE. MARY CHRISTMAS. >> THERE IT GOES. >> WHAT A GREAT SITE FROM SKY FIVE. BEAUTIFUL LET'S LISTEN. [ MUSIC PLAYING ] SLEIGH BELLS RINGING, CHOIR SINGING. WONDER WHAT OLD SANTA IS BRINGING. IT'S A WARM AND FUZZY TIME OF YEAR. [ MUSIC PLAYING ] SNOWFLAKES FALL AND THE TEMP IS DROPPING. WE ARE OUT TOGETHER SHOPPING. IT'S THE WARM AND FUZZY TIME OF YEAR. [ MUSIC PLAYING ] ELVES ARE WORKING OVERTIME. MAKING ALL THE TOYS. THE REINDEER CREWS ON ABOVE THE LITTLE GIRLS AND BOYS. CUPS OF HIS EVENING CIDER. FALL ASLEEP BY A COZY FIRE. IT'S THE WARM AND FUZZY TIME OF YEAR. IT'S THE WARM AND FUZZY TIME OF YEAR. [ MUSIC PLAYING ] >> GREAT JOB, BEAUTIFUL MUSIC. THAT'S FROM SOUNDTRACK QUARTET. THEY ARE A MODERN ARBOR SHOP QUARTET BASED IT HERE IN THE TRIANGLE. SOUNDED FANTASTIC. >> JUST BEAUTIFUL. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SITE. WE WILL SHOW YOU EACH ONE OF THE CAPITAL BROADCASTING TOWERS , GLOWING TONIGHT FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON. FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE ALL THREE ON THE SAME NIGHT. IT IS BEAUTIFUL. EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, DURHAM, AND IN THE STATE CAPITAL. >> WE KNOW THAT 2020 HAS MADE THE HOLIDAYS DIFFERENT FOR US THIS YEAR. WE JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU THIS