Santa lights up the night at the city of Palm Coast's tree lighting ceremony

Hundreds gathered at the holiday tree for the seventh-annual event.

By Haley Martin | Contributing Writer
| 7:45 p.m. December 1, 2017

Santa Claus is joined by Vice Mayor Bob Cuff and Mayor Milissa Holland to turn on the lights. Photo by Haley Martin

Santa Claus after arriving in a Palm Coast Fire Engine. Photo by Haley Martin

Donna Moye and Eileen Brannon. Photo by Haley Martin

Judah Laks, accompanied by Josh Laks, writing a letter to Santa. Photo by Haley Martin

Sharon and Mike Rogers. Photo by Haley Martin

Stan and Jean Hydrick. Photo by Haley Martin

Dodie and Steve Axne, with their dog, Dalla. Photo by Haley Martin

Kayla Sares, Ryan Kordek, Emma Sares and Hollie Kordek. Photo by Haley Martin

Ivone Mazurek, of Edible Arrangements. Photo by Haley Martin

Jazz Singer Linda Cole and Santa Claus. Photo by Haley Martin

Dalla dressed in Holiday Fashion. Her owners say she is loved by all the children and often visits the Palm Coast Library. Photo by Haley Martin

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Families and friends gathered to watch the seventh-annual tree lighting ceremony, at Central Park in Town Center. Santa Claus arrived in a sea of sirens, aboard a Palm Coast fire engine. Mayor Milissa Holland, along with other members of the Palm Coast City Council and the Rotary Club of Flagler County, joined Santa in lighting up the night.

Once the tree was lit, residents enjoyed the Rotary Club's Fantasy Lights, a festival started 12 years ago in memory of Bill Butler's daughter.

Jazz singer Linda Cole performed holiday favorites, and many sang along to the tunes. Local restaurants served food, as part of the Rotary's "A Taste of the Holidays," a new addition to the community tradition.