The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa got the holiday season off to a smashing start with its annual Champagne Cascade, a three-decade-old tradition that involves sabering the top off a bottle of champagne, then filling a tree comprising 6,000 champagne glasses. Photographer Brandon Marshall was at the Brown to catch the careful action on November 20; keep reading for a taste.

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