Shortly after arriving to the Freeport Recreation Center, Santa Clause was escorted inside by his elves for the Annual Village of Freeport Santa’s arrival and ice show on Dec. 9.
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Freeporters cheered and greeted the man in red who visited the Recreation Center for the annual village of Christmas tree lighting and ice show on Dec. 9
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Freeporter Savannah Pichardo,5 timidly shared with Santa her Christmas wish list.
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Freeport Smith sisters Amelie, 5, and Audrey, 3 were excited to share with Santa Clause Christmas wishlist.
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Freeporters along with huddled around Santa Clause after the lighting of the village’s Christmas tree.
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While some children lined up to meet Santa, other children lined up to meet Santa’s elves that made balloon animals, flowers, crowns and swords.
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The Freeport High School Choir sang crowd favorite holiday songs to help lift the Christmas spirit while families waited for Santa Clause’s arrival.
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After Santa’s meet and greet, families were treated to a fun ice show by local Freeport ice skaters.
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It was an early Christmas miracle as snow started falling across Nassau County around 10 a.m. on Saturday, and by noon an inch to two inches had already accumulated — just enough snow for Santa to make his landfall to the Freeport Recreation Center by 6 p.m. Families with excited children waited for Santa’s arrival out side of the Rec. Center as snow continued to lightly cover their coats. As the Freeport Police Department’s fire truck turned in to the parking lot of the recreation center, children squealed in delight pointing at the Santa Clause who was waving from the top of the fire truck.
Welcoming Santa Clause to Freeport has become an annual village tradition bringing out everyone from the community to celebrate the holiday season. This year’s events included Santa’s elves, which made balloon animals and painted faces, while other children lined up for their turn to share with Santa their greatest Christmas wish. After meet and greets with Santa, families made their way to the Freeport Recreation’s ice rink to marvel at a fun ice show provided by Freeport ice skaters of all ages.
