Brookside kicks off holiday season with tree lighting [Video]

ON YOUR SCREEN. AND BROOKSIDE IS ALREADY IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT. THE SHOPPING DISTRICT HELD ITS HOLIDAY CELEBRATION TONIGHT, COMPLETE WITH SANTA AND A COUPLE OF GUEST STARS. AS KMBC NINE’S ALAN SHOPE EXPLAINS, IT’S ALL ABOUT HELPING SMALL BUSINESS. IT’S CALLED THE BROOKSIDE HOLIDAY SEASON OPENER. HO HO HO HO, COMPLETE WITH SANTA, ELSA AND OTHERS. WE LOVE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT WE GET ALL YEAR LONG, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE WE ENJOY GIVING BACK. WITH FREE HOT CHOCOLATE AND SUGAR COOKIES FOLKS ALREADY FEELING THAT HOLIDAY SEASON, IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS IN OUR HOUSE. BROOKSIDE, QUINN, COATES AND FAMILY TAKING IN THE TREE LIGHTING AND CHRISTMAS SHOPPING DONE YET? NOT YET. MY WIFE. YES. ONE WAY. AND THAT’S WHAT THIS NIGHT WAS ALL ABOUT. LETTING FOLKS KNOW ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN BROOKSIDE AND HOW IMPORTANT THIS TIME OF YEAR IS TO …