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Santa Claus makes his way through a swarming crowd gathered for his arrival Friday evening in Traverse City. After coming to town on a horse-drawn sleigh, Santa rec ...<p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Santa Claus makes his way through a swarming crowd gathered for his arrival Friday evening in Traverse City. After coming to town on a horse-drawn sleigh, Santa rec ...</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/6698012_P8kER#427543611_6boCb" title="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Santa Claus makes his way through a swarming crowd gathered for his arrival Friday evening in Traverse City. After coming to town on a horse-drawn sleigh, Santa rec ..."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/1santa-20081128gl01/427543611_6boCb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Santa Claus makes his way through a swarming crowd gathered for his arrival Friday evening in Traverse City. After coming to town on a horse-drawn sleigh, Santa rec ..." title="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Santa Claus makes his way through a swarming crowd gathered for his arrival Friday evening in Traverse City. After coming to town on a horse-drawn sleigh, Santa rec ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-11-30T05:20:13ZRecord-Eagle Photoshttp://photos.record-eagle.comhttp://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/1santa-20081128gl01/427543611_6boCb-Th.jpg2008-11-28 18:58:54Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Cameron Newman, 5, of Traverse City, reads his wish list - including a remote control car and Batman robe - to Santa Claus. A long line of children patiently waited ...<p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Cameron Newman, 5, of Traverse City, reads his wish list - including a remote control car and Batman robe - to Santa Claus. A long line of children patiently waited ...</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/6698012_P8kER#427543630_r5cYm" title="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Cameron Newman, 5, of Traverse City, reads his wish list - including a remote control car and Batman robe - to Santa Claus. A long line of children patiently waited ..."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/1santa-20081128gl02/427543630_r5cYm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Cameron Newman, 5, of Traverse City, reads his wish list - including a remote control car and Batman robe - to Santa Claus. A long line of children patiently waited ..." title="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Cameron Newman, 5, of Traverse City, reads his wish list - including a remote control car and Batman robe - to Santa Claus. A long line of children patiently waited ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-11-30T05:20:13ZRecord-Eagle Photoshttp://photos.record-eagle.comhttp://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/1santa-20081128gl02/427543630_r5cYm-Th.jpg2008-11-28 19:28:22Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Children of all ages gather at Cass and East Front street as they await the arrival of Santa Claus Friday in downtown Traverse City.<p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Children of all ages gather at Cass and East Front street as they await the arrival of Santa Claus Friday in downtown Traverse City.</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/6698012_P8kER#427543646_ZGPJT" title="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Children of all ages gather at Cass and East Front street as they await the arrival of Santa Claus Friday in downtown Traverse City."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/20081201web1santa1/427543646_ZGPJT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Children of all ages gather at Cass and East Front street as they await the arrival of Santa Claus Friday in downtown Traverse City." title="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Children of all ages gather at Cass and East Front street as they await the arrival of Santa Claus Friday in downtown Traverse City." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-11-30T05:20:13ZRecord-Eagle Photoshttp://photos.record-eagle.comhttp://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/20081201web1santa1/427543646_ZGPJT-Th.jpg2008-11-28 18:49:59Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Traverse City Central High School's Choral-Aires choir joins the crowd in a community sing-a-long of favorite holiday carols.<p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Traverse City Central High School's Choral-Aires choir joins the crowd in a community sing-a-long of favorite holiday carols.</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/6698012_P8kER#427543662_LZPB2" title="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Traverse City Central High School's Choral-Aires choir joins the crowd in a community sing-a-long of favorite holiday carols."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/20081201web1santa2/427543662_LZPB2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Traverse City Central High School's Choral-Aires choir joins the crowd in a community sing-a-long of favorite holiday carols." title="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Traverse City Central High School's Choral-Aires choir joins the crowd in a community sing-a-long of favorite holiday carols." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-11-30T05:20:13ZRecord-Eagle Photoshttp://photos.record-eagle.comhttp://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/20081201web1santa2/427543662_LZPB2-Th.jpg2008-11-28 18:40:48Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Santa Claus gives out hugs and candy canes as he greets children at his holiday house across from the downtown Christmas tree at Cass and East Front streets. Santa ...<p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Santa Claus gives out hugs and candy canes as he greets children at his holiday house across from the downtown Christmas tree at Cass and East Front streets. Santa ...</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/6698012_P8kER#427543676_n3VNR" title="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Santa Claus gives out hugs and candy canes as he greets children at his holiday house across from the downtown Christmas tree at Cass and East Front streets. Santa ..."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/20081201web1santa3/427543676_n3VNR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Santa Claus gives out hugs and candy canes as he greets children at his holiday house across from the downtown Christmas tree at Cass and East Front streets. Santa ..." title="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Santa Claus gives out hugs and candy canes as he greets children at his holiday house across from the downtown Christmas tree at Cass and East Front streets. Santa ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-11-30T05:20:13ZRecord-Eagle Photoshttp://photos.record-eagle.comhttp://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/20081201web1santa3/427543676_n3VNR-Th.jpg2008-11-28 19:17:36Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Chloe Zeolla, 4 1/2, of Shelby Township, Mich. holds Santa's white-gloved hand while going over her Christmas list.<p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Chloe Zeolla, 4 1/2, of Shelby Township, Mich. holds Santa's white-gloved hand while going over her Christmas list.</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/6698012_P8kER#427543692_ppUtT" title="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Chloe Zeolla, 4 1/2, of Shelby Township, Mich. holds Santa's white-gloved hand while going over her Christmas list."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/20081201web1santa4/427543692_ppUtT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Chloe Zeolla, 4 1/2, of Shelby Township, Mich. holds Santa's white-gloved hand while going over her Christmas list." title="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
Chloe Zeolla, 4 1/2, of Shelby Township, Mich. holds Santa's white-gloved hand while going over her Christmas list." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-11-30T05:20:13ZRecord-Eagle Photoshttp://photos.record-eagle.comhttp://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/20081201web1santa4/427543692_ppUtT-Th.jpg2008-11-28 19:24:32Annalynn Dahn, 6 weeks old, of Traverse City, sleeps through her encounter with Santa Claus.<p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Annalynn Dahn, 6 weeks old, of Traverse City, sleeps through her encounter with Santa Claus.</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/6698012_P8kER#427543713_5zJsp" title="Annalynn Dahn, 6 weeks old, of Traverse City, sleeps through her encounter with Santa Claus."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/20081201web1santa5/427543713_5zJsp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Annalynn Dahn, 6 weeks old, of Traverse City, sleeps through her encounter with Santa Claus." title="Annalynn Dahn, 6 weeks old, of Traverse City, sleeps through her encounter with Santa Claus." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-11-30T05:20:13ZRecord-Eagle Photoshttp://photos.record-eagle.comhttp://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/20081201web1santa5/427543713_5zJsp-Th.jpg2008-11-28 19:07:15Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
A slow shutter speed captures the dancing lights of the 2008 downtown Christmas tree. Earlier in the evening, a large crowd gathered around the 30-foot tall Douglas ...<p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
A slow shutter speed captures the dancing lights of the 2008 downtown Christmas tree. Earlier in the evening, a large crowd gathered around the 30-foot tall Douglas ...</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/6698012_P8kER#427543732_dAsTu" title="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
A slow shutter speed captures the dancing lights of the 2008 downtown Christmas tree. Earlier in the evening, a large crowd gathered around the 30-foot tall Douglas ..."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/20081201web1santa6/427543732_dAsTu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
A slow shutter speed captures the dancing lights of the 2008 downtown Christmas tree. Earlier in the evening, a large crowd gathered around the 30-foot tall Douglas ..." title="Record-Eagle/Garret Leiva
A slow shutter speed captures the dancing lights of the 2008 downtown Christmas tree. Earlier in the evening, a large crowd gathered around the 30-foot tall Douglas ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-11-30T05:20:13ZRecord-Eagle Photoshttp://photos.record-eagle.comhttp://photos.record-eagle.com/Events/Santa-Claus-comes-to-town/20081201web1santa6/427543732_dAsTu-Th.jpg2008-11-28 19:58:17