QUICKSBURG — Two years after the National Christmas Tree’s 100th anniversary, Kathy Kelly, owner of American Celebration on Parade, is continuing the celebration with a new 20-foot replica. It debuts as part of ‘Christmas at the Celebration,’ a festive, family-friendly holiday experience.

“Bill Holtzman told me I should do something,” said Kelly, who noted a documentary was created for the centennial, ‘The National Christmas Tree: A Century of Celebration,’ found on YouTube.

“Here we are two years later,” she said, looking up at the replica. “I felt it was important for me to get this message out because I had even forgotten how important the tree was.”

For Kelly, the replica is more than a display — it’s a tribute to her family’s long history of decorating the National Christmas Tree,

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