Holiday Ho!Ho!Ho! will be held for 55th year tomorrow, December 3, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., sponsored by the Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce. Santa will begin his VIP ride, escorted by the LAPD, from Fire Station 69 (Sunset and Carey) to Swarthmore at 5 p.m. He’ll be joined by Mrs. Claus, this year’s Miss Palisades Gilli Messer, Mr. Palisades Riley Karp and Buddy the Dalmatian. Children can visit with Santa on his sled on Swarthmore (north of Sunset) and receive a holiday toy compliments of the Palisades Chamber of Commerce. Please note: Santa must leave Swarthmore at 8 p.m. sharp in order to return to the North Pole. There will be festive entertainment for the entire family provided by the Oom PaPa Band (4:30 p.m.), D&T Studio (5:30 p.m.), the Methodist Church Children’s Choir (6 p.m.), Fancy Feet (6:30 p.m.) and the Marquez School Jazz Band, which will make its debut appearance at 7 p.m. Led by bandleader Dane Calcote, the crossing guard at Marquez, the Marquez band will perform Christmas tunes with a jazzy touch. The six student members include Casey on drums, Leo on bass, Louis and Stedman on trumpet, and Myles and Teddy on clarinet. Their sponsor is A2Z Educational Advocates. Remember how successful Movies in the Park was this past summer? That same big screen will be set up on Swarthmore and will show cartoons continuously until 8 p.m., thanks to Bob Sharka at Friends of Film. Sponsoring the cartoons are Boca Man and Boca Woman; Brentwood Art Center; Ivy Greene for Kids; A Rental Connection; and Swarthmore Merchants. Other attractions and sponsors: Balloon Lady (Michael Edlen of Coldwell Banker and Modo Mio Restaurante) and Face Painter (Coldwell Banker and June Sebree of Prudential California Realty/John Aaroe). Palisades- Malibu YMCA will supply and coordinate the Christmas trees that surround Santa. Helping to pay for the tree and sleigh decorations: Teraine; Mila Skin Care; Milestones; Kay n’ Dave’s Cantina; The Nest Egg; Pepperdine University Athletics; Imperial Awards; and Marcella Jennings. Paying for Santa’s traveling expenses are Sharon & Victoria Schammel and John Wild, all three from Coldwell Banker. For the eighth consecutive year, Tim Marschall and his team at TMC General Contractors will assemble the sleigh. Tim and his construction management team constructed the sleigh years ago and store it each year. Free hot chocolate will again be offered courtesy of Bobbie Farberow of Mort’s Palisades Deli. Danny of Village Photo & Digital Imaging will set-up a photo booth to take old-fashioned pictures of the children. Publicity pictures will be taken by Marianne Ullerich of Photography by Marianne. Santa needs helpers. Please call the Elf Hotline at 459-7963.
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