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Bah! Humbug! Christmas tree replaced by ‘artsy’ cardboard, NJ mourns ‘tradition’
Heat Miser’s mane —and this Jersey Shore town’s boardwalk Christmas tree is drawing a lot of hot takes.This new Christmas tree in the Grand Arcade at the Asbury Park Convention Hall is not the usual freshly cut variety — but a swirling sculpture that will be recycled after the 2021 holiday season comes to a close. Locals are divided by the 17-foot cardboard concoction dubbed “The Giving Tree,” which was made by Jersey artists Bradley Hoffer and Mike Lavallee, who goes by the name Porkchop.
