Photo Gallery: Christmas show, Santa, and a tree lighting at the Americana at Brand

MSA dancers perform at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.

Fire being blown from the mouth of a performer at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

A woman in the crowd listens to a Christmas carol and sways her arms to the music at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Performers from Australia sing a “down under” version of a Christams carol at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.

Children near the stage listen to the show at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.

A performer sings as “snow” falls from the sky at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.

Santa Claus is led through the crowd to the stage at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.

People get their cell phones ready in anticipation of the lighting of the Christmas tree at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.

Host Mario Lopez talks with Americana at Brand owner Rick Caruso at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.

Perfomers with MSA provide entertainment at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.

Performers sing an emotional Christmas carol at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Host Mario Lopez with his wife Courtney Laine Mazza and a young child wave to a photographer during a performance at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.

Americana at Brand owner Rick Caruso, right, watches a performance at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.

People in the audience take pictures of the “snow” falling from the sky at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.

Performers with MSA dance through the audience at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Performers at the Americana at Brand Christmas fly through the air on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.

Performers with a Hawaiian Christmas theme at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

After the fire group’s performance, one of the performers with a fiery headress waits to have the flames extinguished at the Americana at Brand Christmas on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The show included several performances, an appearance from Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.