PP&L, Inc. will help the Lehigh Valley get into the holiday spirit Thursday (11/19) when it lights up window decorations in its downtown Allentown headquarters building.

The decorations will be turned on during a lighting ceremony sponsored by the Allentown Downtown Improvement District Authority. The ceremony begins at 6 p.m. at Center Square, two blocks from the PP&L, Inc. building.

PP&L, Inc.'s annual display features a tree design on the east side of the building and a candle design on the west side. The company uses a combination of colored fluorescent tubes and window shades to create the designs. Both the tree and candle are 12 stories tall.

"The decorations are a holiday tradition in the Lehigh Valley," said Kathryn Frazier, PP&L, Inc. community development director. "As a company with its roots firmly planted in the region, we're pleased to contribute to its sense of identity and holiday spirit."

Frazier will participate in the lighting of the PP&L, Inc. tower and the city of Allentown's holiday tree along with Allentown Mayor William L. Heydt and national gymnastics champion Kristen Maloney.

The 23-story PP&L, Inc. building has been a Lehigh Valley landmark since 1928. The holiday display first appeared in the 1950s and continued until the early 1970s, when the practice was suspended because of the energy crisis. PP&L, Inc. resumed the display in 1990, using energy-efficient lighting.

The holiday display can be seen each night through Jan. 8.

PP&L, Inc. provides electric delivery service to 1.2 million homes and businesses in 29 counties of eastern and central Pennsylvania, generates electricity, sells retail electricity throughout Pennsylvania and markets or trades wholesale energy in 26 states and Canada through its Energy Marketing Center.