Photo Gallery: South Coast Plaza’s 36th annual tree lighting
A couple take a selfie in front of the 96-foot white fir during the 36th annual South Coast Plaza tree-lighting ceremony at Town Center Park in Costa Mesa on Thursday night.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Santa Claus prepares to take the stage during the South Coast Plaza tree-lighting ceremony at Town Center Park in Costa Mesa on Thursday night.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Singers from the Orange County School of the Arts perform Christmas carols during the 36th annual South Coast Plaza tree-lighting ceremony in Costa Mesa on Thursday night.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Harp player Jillian Schlechter performs during South Coast Plaza’s tree-lighting ceremony at Town Center Park in Costa Mesa.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Visitors get a close look at South Coast Plaza’s newly lighted 96-foot white fir tree at Town Center Park in Costa Mesa on Thursday night.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)A mother and her son gather with hundreds of other guests at the 36th annual South Coast Plaza tree-lighting ceremony on Thursday night at Town Center Park in Costa Mesa.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Singers from the Orange County School of the Arts perform during the South Coast Plaza tree-lighting ceremony at Town Center Park in Costa Mesa on Thursday night.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)A dancer from the Orange County School of the Arts leaps onto the stage during the 36th annual South Coast Plaza tree-lighting ceremony on Thursday night at Town Center Park in Costa Mesa.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Orange County School of the Arts dancers dressed as reindeer and nutcrackers perform during South Coast Plaza’s tree-lighting ceremony at Town Center Park in Costa Mesa.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)