Hunky Santa and the Candy Cane Girls come down the escalator at the start of their performance at the Beverly Center. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Hunky Santa (Eli Wilhide) makes a big entrance with Carin Noland. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Sarah Romanowsky performs some “cirque”-like maneuvers over shoppers’ heads. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
The Candy Cane Girls perform on stilts and with ribbons. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Rachel Girma, left, and Carin Noland perform acrobatics in front of Bloomingdale’s. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Hunky Santa takes a dance turn with stilts performer Carin Noland at the Beverly Center. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Candy Cane Girl Emilie Livingston smiles through her ribbon routine. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Scot Nery, as the Conductor, balances a broom on his chin during the performance. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Emilie Livingston works a high kick during the Candy Cane Girls’ performance. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Rachel Girma flips into some acrobatics during the performance. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Carin Noland hands out candy canes to the crowd during the troupe’s performance. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Hunky Santa Eli Wilhide soaks up the holiday cheer. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
