| Garland will kick off the 2011 Christmas season with the annual Christmas on the Square tree lighting ceremony on Thursday, December 1, 2011. The festivities will begin at 5:30 pm on the downtown square, located at State and Main Streets between Fifth and Sixth Streets. The official tree lighting takes place around 7 pm as Santa helps city officials light up the square with thousands of twinkling lights.
Christmas on the Square offers free family activities including horse drawn carriage rides and snow tubing hills. Children can get their picture taken with Santa and take home a free souvenir photo button.
Local choirs provide the entertainment for the evening. Attendees can enjoy shopping in the Christmas Bazaar booths or take advantage of a variety of festive food booths.
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