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          WE'LL 
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BE A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS. 
          IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS IN DOWNTOWN GRAND PRAIRIE. 
          AFTER THE CITY'S ANNUAL CELEBRATION TO RING IN THE 2023 HOLIDAY SEASON, GET WHILE PEOPLE SING SONGS OF THE CHEER, CHRISTMAS IS HERE. 
          ANOTHER BIG CROWD GATHERED IN FRONT OF CITY HALL WAS SERENADED BY THE GRAND PRAIRIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY CHOIR, AND ALSO GREETED THE ARRIVAL OF SOME SPECIAL GUESTS, INCLUDING OLD ST. 
          NICK, HIMSELF AND MAYOR RON JENSEN WITH WIFE REBECCA DELIVERED IN GRAND STYLE FOR THE MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING. 
          THE OFFICIAL LIGHTING OF THE CITY'S SPECTACULAR CHRISTMAS TREE. 
          JUAN LET THE PARTY BEGIN, AND THIS YEAR, ADDING TO THE SPECTACLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, A CUSTOM THEMED AND CHOREOGRAPHED DRONE LIGHT SHOW SPREADING HOLIDAY CHEER FROM ABOVE. 
          MEANWHILE, BACKED DOWN BELOW BY POPULAR DEMAND FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. 
          CITY HALL SQUARE'S OUTDOOR ICE SKATING RINK, TOTALLY FREE, INCLUDING SKATE RENTALS AND OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GIVE IT A TRY. 
          BUT UNLIKE THE FIRST GO ROUND A YEAR AGO, NO RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. 
          WHAT WE FOUND IS WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE, A HIGH PERCENTAGE ACTUALLY, THAT DIDN'T SHOW UP. 
          AND WHAT THAT DID WAS IT SCARED OTHER PEOPLE AWAY BECAUSE THEY WOULD LOOK ONLINE, SEE THAT THERE WERE NO RESERVATIONS LEFT AVAILABLE. 
          SO WE HAD FEWER SKATERS THAN WHAT WE WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN. 
          SO WHAT WE DECIDED WAS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE, WE PUT A NEW GROUP OF SKATERS OUT EVERY 30 MINUTES, SO WE ROTATE THE ICE QUICKLY. 
          WE CAN GET 30 PEOPLE AT A TIME ON THE ICE. 
          AND AS YOU COULD SEE, WHAT AN INCREDIBLE PLACE TO BE. 
          GRAND PRAIRIE'S DOWNTOWN ICE RINK WILL BE OPEN DAILY, EXCEPT MONDAYS THROUGH DECEMBER 26TH. 
          WEATHER PERMITTING FOR TIMES AND MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT GPTX.ORG/SKATING.
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