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Young stilt walkers and their coaches from the Arcata Playhouse warm up.
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Donald Forrest Scrooges it up with a dramatic reading.
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Stilt walkers from the Arcata Playhouse, including Ray Feral (left), Blue Lake, Amira Wanden, Arcata, Nyrie Broderick, Arcata, Isabel Wiley, McKinleyville, and Carolyn Van Mantgen, Arcata, helped out at the lighting ceremony.
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The arrival of the Christmas power couple.
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Santa and Mrs. Claus (Mike Slavin and Kate Hagen) circled the Arcata Plaza in a horse-drawn carriage.
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Santa and Mrs. Clause meet the boys and girls.
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Arcata Main Street elf Talvi Fried encouraged the large crowd of children to line up for the man in red.
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A large crowd of children lined up around the McKinley statue to greet Santa.
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Children romped around the statue of McKinley as they waited their turn to meet Santa.
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Asher Neyra, 1, McKinleyville, found the tradition of meeting a jolly bearded fellow dressed in red a little unsettling.
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Arcata Main Street elf Talvi Fried, Eureka, emceed the ceremony.
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Iris Szanto, McKinleyville, got a better view on the shoulders of her father, Tom.
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JeTeo Bazen, six months old, Arcata, got his first introduction to the "Season of Wonder and Light" on the shoulders of his father, Turner.
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Santa and Mrs. Claus (Mike Slavin and Kate Hagen) greet a large crowd of children after arriving in a horse-drawn carriage.
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Sienna Long, McKinleyville, converses with Santa.
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The arrival of the Christmas power couple.
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