Members of the Olinda Elementary School choir perform at the annual Brea tree lighting at the Brea Civic & Cultural Center in Brea on Thursday, December 1, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Hundreds of parents and children gather for the annual Brea tree lighting at the Brea Civic & Cultural Center in Brea on Thursday, December 1, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A mother takes photos of her kids with Santa at the annual Brea tree lighting at the Brea Civic & Cultural Center in Brea on Thursday, December 1, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Families gather to watch Santa arrive at the annual Brea tree lighting at the Brea Civic & Cultural Center in Brea on Thursday, December 1, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Christina Wowor, 9, of Brea reaches out for the artificial snow at the annual Brea tree lighting at the Brea Civic & Cultural Center in Brea on Thursday, December 1, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Members of the Christ Lutheran Children’s Choir perform at the annual Brea tree lighting at the Brea Civic & Cultural Center in Brea on Thursday, December 1, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Ellie Hartzheim, 10, left, and her brother Isak, 7, of Brea enjoy the artificial snow at the annual Brea tree lighting at the Brea Civic & Cultural Center in Brea on Thursday, December 1, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Susan Coburn, director of the Olinda Elementary School choir directs the students during a performance at the annual Brea tree lighting at the Brea Civic & Cultural Center in Brea on Thursday, December 1, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Brea Mayor Cecila Hupp, center, does the final countdown to the tree lighting at the annual Brea tree lighting at the Brea Civic & Cultural Center in Brea on Thursday, December 1, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)