The stories behind the Lehigh Valley’s 3 biggest holiday symbols

Holidays in the Lehigh Valley: Peace Candle, Bethlehem Star, PPL Building

Three of the biggest reminders of the holidays in the Lehigh Valley: the Peace Candle in Easton, the Bethlehem star, and the PPL Building display in Allentown.Dave Dabour | lehighvalleylive.com contributor; Steve Novak | For lehighvalleylive.com; Courtesy PPL

The holidays in the Lehigh Valley: The Peace Candle goes up in Easton, a tree appears on the PPL Building in Allentown, and the star over Bethlehem continues to shine.

If you’ve lived here for more than a year, you’ve probably seen all this before.

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