Photo Gallery: Pasadena City Hall Christmas tree lighting
Linney Parra, 5 and Michael Cremona, 5, pose with Santa and his elves during a Christmas tree lighting which took place at Pasadena City Hall on Thursday, December 6, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Students from Hamilton Elementary School perform during a Christmas tree lighting which took place at Pasadena City Hall on Thursday, December 6, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Families join together during a Christmas tree lighting which took place at Pasadena City Hall on Thursday, December 6, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Benita Scheckel gets the crowd to sing during a Christmas tree lighting which took place at Pasadena City Hall on Thursday, December 6, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Mayor Bill Bogaard lights the Christmas tree at Pasadena City Hall on Thursday, December 6, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Kate Higginbotham, from left, performs with other Hamilton Elementary School students during a Christmas tree lighting which took place at Pasadena City Hall on Thursday, December 6, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Santa makes an appearance during a Christmas tree lighting which took place at Pasadena City Hall on Thursday, December 6, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Sophia Chou, 5, center, and other students from Hamilton Elementary School perform during a Christmas tree lighting which took place at Pasadena City Hall on Thursday, December 6, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Shadae Williams, 14, from left, Chrstian La Forteza, 12, and Cosme Morales, 17, perform during a Christmas tree lighting which took place at Pasadena City Hall on Thursday, December 6, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)