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Santa Lights the North Branford Christmas Tree
Carols, hot chocolate and cookies add to the occasion.
On Dec. 2, Santa turned up at the . After saying hello to the many children and leading the crowd "Jingle Bells," he opened the town's holiday season by , next to the firehouse's memorial.
Prior to Santa's arrival, the North Branford High School Choir entertained the cheerful crowd of probably better than 100 people with a number of the season's favorite carols.
After the tree-lighting, everyone adjourned indoors, where they heard a few more carols, had a chance to custom make their own paper snowmen and feast on hot chocloate and Christmas cookies.
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The night was rounded out by an opportunity to have one's picture taken with Santa himself.