Virginia community saves Christmas after vandals destroy 40-foot cedar tree: 'It really worked out'

Virginia community saves Christmas after vandals destroy 40-foot cedar tree: 'It really worked out'

GLEN ALLEN, Va. A Christmas tradition nearly three decades in the making continued despite an act of vandalism that forced organizers to completely reimagine their annual celebration.The Glen Allen Cultural Arts Center has hosted its Illumination event for 27 years without incident. But plans for the 2025 edition literally fell through after an unknown vandal took a chainsaw to the event's 40-foot centerpiece cedar tree."It's a great lesson in l…