From right Santa speaks to eight-year-old Sterling Loveland before posing for a photograph during the 27th annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony in Orange on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The Candlelight Choir performs during the 27th annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony in Orange on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Margaret Greinke flip the switch during the city of Orange’s 27th annual Tree-Lighting ceremony and candlelight choir procession on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Santa arrives to the city of Orange’s 27th annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony aboard a 1921 fire engine on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The Candlelight Choir performs during the 27th annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony at the Old Towne Orange Plaza on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Michael Short directs the Candlelight Orchestra during the city of Orange’s 27th annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony at the Old Towne Orange Plaza on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Mayor Mark Murphy speaks during Orange’s 27th annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony and candlelight choir procession on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Children from St. John’s Lutheran Church School Kantate Choir perform during Orange’s 27th annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The Candlelight Orchestra performs during the 27th annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony at the Old Towne Orange Plaza on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The city of Orange’s 27th annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony and candlelight choir procession at the Old Towne Orange Plaza on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The city of Orange’s 27th annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony and candlelight choir procession at the Old Towne Orange Plaza on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The city of Orange’s 27th annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony and candlelight choir procession at the Old Towne Orange Plaza on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The city of Orange’s 27th annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony and candlelight choir procession at the Old Towne Orange Plaza on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The 27th annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony and candlelight choir procession in Orange on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
For nearly 30 years, the community of Orange has heralded the holidays with a candlelight choir procession in Old Towne.
Earlier in the day on Sunday, Santa Claus arrived via firetruck and got down to business taking meetings with the youngest of the city’s residents. Then as night fell, the choir and orchestra performed as the city’s tree brightened the dark.
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