Holiday spirits


BILL MARSH Rabbi Harry Levin, from Congregation B’nai Israel in Rumson, leads a group in prayer and song at the menorah lighting at the Red Bank train station on Sunday.BILL MARSH Rabbi Harry Levin, from Congregation B’nai Israel in Rumson, leads a group in prayer and song at the menorah lighting at the Red Bank train station on Sunday.

BILL MARSH Barbara Piunick of Red Bank flips a switch to light a candle on the menorah at the Red Bank train station on Sunday.BILL MARSH Barbara Piunick of Red Bank flips a switch to light a candle on the menorah at the Red Bank train station on Sunday. CHRIS KELLY Hundreds of people, and one snowman, gathered for the tree lighting and concert by Holiday Express in Red Bank on Sunday.CHRIS KELLY Hundreds of people, and one snowman, gathered for the tree lighting and concert by Holiday Express in Red Bank on Sunday.


CHRIS KELLY Rumson’s Connor Dupree, 4, was bundled up to face the chill at the Red Bank festivities Friday.CHRIS KELLY Rumson’s Connor Dupree, 4, was bundled up to face the chill at the Red Bank festivities Friday. CHRIS KELLY Former Long Branch Police Officer Pat Joyce, who appears throughout the area with his band the Cherubs, was part of the entertainment at Red Bank’s tree lighting.CHRIS KELLY Former Long Branch Police Officer Pat Joyce, who appears throughout the area with his band the Cherubs, was part of the entertainment at Red Bank’s tree lighting.


CHRIS KELLY CoCo Parí helped get Red Bank into a holiday mood with these sentinels of the holiday season last week.CHRIS KELLY CoCo Parí helped get Red Bank into a holiday mood with these sentinels of the holiday season last week. CHRIS KELLY Santa greeted some of his many fans at the Red Bank tree lighting on Friday.CHRIS KELLY Santa greeted some of his many fans at the Red Bank tree lighting on Friday.


CHRIS KELLY Nicholas Lamberti, 7, of Shrewsbury leads the crowd through “Jingle Bells” on Friday.CHRIS KELLY Nicholas Lamberti, 7, of Shrewsbury leads the crowd through “Jingle Bells” on Friday. CHRIS KELLY Red Bank ushered in the Christmas season with the lighting of its tree.CHRIS KELLY Red Bank ushered in the Christmas season with the lighting of its tree.


CHRIS KELLY Holiday Express helped Red Bank get the holiday season off on the right foot with its annual concert.CHRIS KELLY Holiday Express helped Red Bank get the holiday season off on the right foot with its annual concert. CHRIS KELLY Nové stayed true to its roots and came out a winner in the inaugural Window Walk contest in Red Bank on Saturday.CHRIS KELLY Nové stayed true to its roots and came out a winner in the inaugural Window Walk contest in Red Bank on Saturday.


CHRIS KELLY Rug Decor’s village display was one of the winners in the inaugural Window Walk in Red Bank on Saturday.CHRIS KELLY Rug Decor’s village display was one of the winners in the inaugural Window Walk in Red Bank on Saturday. CHRIS KELLY Shrewsbury’s Alex Fitton (l), 11, and Matt LaMura, 12, were among the happy attendees of the Holiday Express concert on Friday.CHRIS KELLY Shrewsbury’s Alex Fitton (l), 11, and Matt LaMura, 12, were among the happy attendees of the Holiday Express concert on Friday.