Downtown Santa Monica welcomed the holiday season with its annual tree lighting ceremony on Thursday night. The event included a visit from Santa Claus himself, music from local youth bands plus a dusting of (artificial) snow.
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Antoinette Damico, SMDP intern. Pictures by DTSM.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 20, 2023. Read the original PDF.