(1) Daniela Mendez, 7, and her brother Abraham, 5, get a gift from Santa Claus during the Police Activities Leagues' annual Winterlit Workshop on Saturday, December 20, 2008. (2) Lillian Rowland, 7, gets a gift from Santa Claus. (3) Courtney Lindsey, 7, gets a gift from Santa Claus. (4) Brandon Valencia, 6,, gets a gift from Santa Claus uring the Police Activities Leagues' annual Winterlit Workshop on Saturday, 

The Caroling Company sing Christmas classics at the Third Street Promenade on Friday, December 19, 2008.

Hunter T. Jameson, Chairman of the Santa Monica Nativity Scene, examines Simeon in Light House church's scene 'Presentation in the Temple' at Palisades Park, on Saturday, December 13, 2008. The Santa Monica Nativity Scenes is an annual display of the Christmas story which has been staged at Palisades Park since 1953. The interdenominational display stretches along Ocean Avenue from Arizona Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard and includes 14 scenes with life-size figures depicting events surrounding Christ’s birth.

(1) Santa Claus arives at the Douglas Park in a red convertible during the annual Santa Monica Firefighters and Police "Candy Cane Drive" on Saturday, December 13, 2008. (2) Bennett kelly, 6, tells Santa that he wants a Wii for Christmas during the Candy Cane Drive at Douglas Park. (3) Julia Lunsford, 9, and her brother Derrick, 5, visit with Santa at Reed Park. (4) Children tell Santa what they want for Christmas at Douglas Park. (5) Santa trades in his reindeers for a motorcycle . Santa visited children at Douglas Park, Reed Park, Third Street Promenade, Virginia Ave Park, Marine Park and Clover park during his annual candy cane drive on Saturday, December 13, 2008. The Candy Cane Drives was sponsored by the Santa Monica Firefighters' & Police Officers' Association.

(TOP) Guest admire the 'Ginger Bread City' at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel during the Annual "Meet Me Under The Fig Tree," holiday event on Sunday, December 7, 2008. (CENTER) Misti Kerns, President and CEO of the Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau, reads "Rudolf The Red-Nosed Reindeer" to children during "Meet Me Under The Fig Tree," on Sunday. (ABOVE) Chelsea Williams and Eric Kuss perform holiday favorites during the annual holiday event.

Keith Reilly, 40, strings up lights onto a 12 foot Christmas tree at the California Heritage Museum on Friday, December 5, 2008. The Christmas tree will be officially lit on Saturday during the annual Main Street Holiday event. The tree lighting event will feature caroling, awindow decorating contest and a sidewalk sale.

Director of engineering at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel, Ernesto Carrillo, 60, works on the 'Ginger Bread City' on Thursday, December 4, 2008. The 'Ginger Bread City' will debut on Sunday during the Annual "Meet Me Under The Fig Tree, " at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel.

A woman walks past the Edgemar Holiday Shopping Cart Tree at Main Street on Monday, Dec 1, 2008. The Edgemar Holiday Shopping Cart Tree is constructed by Artist Anthony Schmitt. The sculpture is built from 30 shopping carts.