Reading continues to embrace the Charlie Brown-esque Christmas tree it once rejected.
The 50-foot Norwegian pine at Fifth and Penn streets in center city has been decorated with a single red ornamental ball, just like the puny pine in the beloved Charlie Brown Christmas tale.
The tree will be re-dedicated at 6 p.m. Saturday. The ceremony on Penn Square will include a performance by the Reading Liederkranz Singers and the reading of an excerpt from the "A Charlie Brown Christmas" book in both English and Spanish.
The city will then continue the Charlie Brown Christmas theme by echoing the actions of the Peanuts gang and adding decorations that have been donated by the Reading Royals and Weichert Realtors Neighborhood One.
The newly decorated tree will be unveiled Dec. 20 as part of a day of celebration and service.
City officials said they hope to attract visitors who have followed the tree's saga through the international media coverage it has received in recent weeks.
Reading City Council President Francis Acosta previously led efforts to replace the tree after some complained it was ugly, but he and other officials had a change of heart and decided to keep it where it stands on Penn Square.
The replacement tree Acosta bought was put in place and decorated a few blocks away, on the northeast corner of Second and Penn streets.
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