Show S aCt La ke e City ty Lights up for l 1 Eugenia Feature Editor P PATRONS gather at the skating rink to start the lighting of Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas trees and decorated streets The rink was crowded with children children chil chil- dren adults Santas Santa's helpers and a reindeer As t the e Brighton High School Marching Band played some people skated while others warmed up by the bonfires at the Gallivan Utah Center The plaza opened in June 1993 and the pla plazas plaza's as a's theme is natural Utah said Barbara McRae program program program pro pro- gram director for the Lighten Up the Holidays We create programs that are basically free she said The skating skating skating ing today is free if the children brought an ornament for the tree As the festivities continued the Cottonwood Heights Figure Skating Team performed and andl l later ter Santa Claus arrived in a carriage and immediately was surrounded by children As AsSanta AsSanta Santa skated he gave out pocket flashlights When 5 pm p.m. approached Mayor Deedee Corradini lit up the plaza lights and invited the children to ice skate The parade started toward Ma Main Street with Brighton's band leading the way Newfoundland land dogs followed pulling carts with gifts and the rest of the crowd following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing behind The first stop was at the Tribune Tribune Tribune Tri Tri- bune Building where two Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas card cont contest st winners lit the tree and Main Street Fisher and Todd from radio station kept the crowd c cheerful cheerful cheer cheer- eer- eer ful and escorted them to When the Mall windows were unveiled the theme was the and the anniversary of with animated animals as shopkeepers and patrons was asked to do this with the Downtown Alliance and we thought it was a good project to bring down some of the old traditions in the Salt Lake area Todd said So we thought it would be a great idea to do something that didn't cost anything for anybody and the whole family can get a sense of the bId old style Christmas The whole par parade de wound up at atthe atthe atthe the Temple Square where the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sang Christmas carols For the finale Temple Squares Square's lights were lit L Lf s S Q f k k 1 U J IJ I I Horizon photo Ed tie Lie Intermountain Brass Band entertains the crowd outside Mall 3 ar S riT Ti Mo I III Ip r 3 M ar n t r. r f Y e A I j r r I Horizon photo Ed tie Lie Crowds gathered to celebrate the season in the Tabernacle on T Temple mple Square y i t L I c ck t i k G v lF a ar r 1 f t. t a S Sr 1 r Mt 4 s 1 r r. r d Y I Ij j y 1 A a aA ay 4 I Horizon photo Ed Lite Ule UleAn An eighteenth century holiday is the theme with animated animals displayed at windows t j 3 Ms u uv 7 uy v R Y 1 J I t I r. r I If Horizon photo photo Ed Ed Lilo Jo Visitors at Y J nJ J downtown Salt Lake Lak City d |