Santa Arriving and Tree Lighting

Our village of Haxey doesn’t do any special ceremony at Christmas, but the neighboring village of Westwoodside, about ¼ of a mile away, does.  The village has a duck pond with a willow tree on an island. 

Local band on right, school choir on left in a portable stage that is an open semi-truck trailer.

 

The villagers gather to a band and grade school choir playing and singing carols, and tents selling minced pies, mulled wine, hot chocolate.

Santa arriving in his sleigh

Santa arrives, the tree is lighted, and Santa gives out chocolate lollies to the kids.