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Christmas in the OC
Christmas in the OC

 
     This time of year brings a lot of change to Orange County, CA.  Warm autumn nights give way to chilly temps (all the way down to the 40's!) in the evening, days become shorter, retail lines become longer, traffic heavier, and streets a bit brighter thanks to the Christmas lights all around.

 
     Newport Beach & Huntington Beach (I live between both in Costa Mesa) each offer wonderful tree lighting events, with Newport's taking place at Fashion Island, and Huntington's right on Main St.  I was away for Newport Beach's lighting this year, but my main photo is the tree in Huntington Beach, lit by Santa Claus himself.  
 
     Each year Huntington Beach closes a part of Main St, sets up vendor booths, and welcomes thousands of people to enjoy Christmas music, local choirs, and the ceremonial lighting of the tree.  In an odd twist, the 2016 tree lighting was once delayed by rain, and was threatened by rain on the rescheduled day, but things managed to stay dry to make for a great evening.  While the Huntington Beach tree is somewhat underwhelming in stature (compared to the ginormous tree in Newport Beach), it's always ... more

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