INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - For the second time this year, the Historic Independence Square was lit up for Christmas. Back in July, it was one of the sets for the Chiefs Hallmark movie. On Friday ...

The tree, wrapped in 4,200 twinkling red, white, and blue lights and topped with a Bethlehem star, galvanized the 20,000 people packed into Independence Square on a cloudy and cold Christmas Eve.

With these new dates, new traditions have taken shape.