"It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year"

On Wednesday, Nov. 28th at 5 p.m., the College of Charleston community came together for its 27th Annual Sottile House Tree Lighting Ceremony.

The Sottile House Tree lighting is not your ordinary christmas tradition. This tree represents a developmental milestone as the first tree in South Carolina to have electric lights. This milestone is remembered by using reproductions of the original ornaments dated back to 1921.

Children from the N.E. Miles Early Childhood Development Center, part of the College's School of Education, Health, and Human Performance, had the honor of lighting the tree. Many CofC students, members of the Jewish Student Union, and faculty volunteered by serving a hot meal, sugar cookies, apple cider, chocolate covered pretzels and candy.

This Holiday event also added a nice touch by having The Concert Choir and Gospel Choir sing Christmas Carols throughout the lighting ceremony. The Sottile House Tree Lighting was a perfect way to get the College of Charleston community into the Holiday spirit.