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A crowd stands in front of the clock tower at Detwiller Plaza in Hellertown.
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The plaza fountain in Hellertown is illuminated during Light-Up Night.
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Light-Up Night attendees were treated to free hot cocoa and cookies at a stand next to Borough hall. Sponsors for the event included The Meadows/Russ Lebkuecher and Just Born Inc.
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The excitement is palpable as Santa arrives at the borough complex on a fire truck.
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Light-Up Night 2014 was the first in a number of years held with snow on the ground. About six inches of snow blanketed the area the day before Thanksgiving.
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Santa waves to children and adults as he arrives at Light-Up Night in Hellertown on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014.
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Santa, accompanied by one of his elves, greets his many friends in Hellertown.
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Several small evergreen trees around Hellertown Borough Hall are decorated with clear white lights, while shrubbery at the plaza is decorated with LED lights.
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Santa arrives at Light-Up Night in Hellertown on a Dewey Fire Co. fire truck on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014 (FILE PHOTO).
The annual Light-Up Night event sponsored by the Hellertown-Lower Saucon Chamber of Commerce was held Friday night, and in spite of frigid temperatures drew hundreds of people to the Hellertown borough complex and Detwiller Plaza.
Light-Up Night marks the traditional start of the holiday season in the Saucon Valley, and features caroling by local Girl Scouts, a performance by the Saucon Valley High School band, free hot cocoa and cookies, and the illumination of decorated shrubbery and trees around the plaza fountain and Borough Hall.
Light-Up Night 2014 was the first in a number of years held with snow cover on the ground, which made the atmosphere feel particularly appropriate for the season.
The evening was capped with Santa’s arrival on a Dewey Fire Co. fire truck, to the delight of the dozens of children in attendance. Photos with Santa were available inside Borough Hall.