This is what it was all about Saturday in Belmont for the Annual Arthur Avenue BID Christmas Tree lighting. A big beautiful Christmas tree and Santa claus that even the rain that was coming down could not stop.
Local Councilman was to light the tree, but it appeared that while he was being tracked down to let him know that the lighting time was being moved up a bit because of the rain, it was Santa Claus with a little help from the BID who flipped the switch. Santa then proudly stood beside the tree ending his day so he could go back to the North Pole. I was able to ask Santa how he could be here when this was his busy season at home. The answer he gave me was that he wound not have missed this for anything, and that he now delegates most of the work to others so he can be in more places to make the children happy, which you will see in the other photos.
Left - The tree as it was before the sunset.
Right - The pouring rain could not dampen this Santas spirits.
Left - The Bronx Elvis (Nick Vero, with his DJ Phil Roventini of 8 is never enough improv).
Right - Santa grabbed the microphone and had a sing along before he pushed the switch to light the tree.
