Photos: Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Town Square Park

Updated: November 26, 2016 Published: November 26, 2016

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Gavin Dutton visits with Santa Claus at Town Square Park after he lit the tree in Town Square Park in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, November 25, 2016. The Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony also featured singers, dancers and reindeer. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News)

Santa Claus came to Anchorage's Town Square Park on his sleigh pulled by his reindeer to light the Christmas tree on Friday. The ceremony also featured singers, dancers.

Bob Hallinen

Bob Hallinen has been a photojournalist in Alaska since the 1980s and has traveled extensively all over the state. He retired from the ADN in November 2018 after 33 years at the newspaper.

Photos: Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Town Square Park

Bob Hallinen

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