The public gathers Saturday evening inside the lobby of the Los Alamos County Municipal Building on Central Avenue to watch the annual lighting of the holiday tree, this year a 32-foot Douglas Fir. Holiday songs were performed as part of the event by the Los Alamos High School Schola Cantorum choir and Mountain Elementary School choir and refreshements were served to the large crowd. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Members of the Mountain Elementary School choir prepare to perform for a large crowd Saturday evening at the Municipal Building. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos High School Schola Cantorum choir performs holiday songs during the Los Alamos County tree lighting ceremony Saturday evening in the Municipal Building. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Brian and Kelsey Nelson take part in the festivities at the Municipal Building Saturday night. Kelsey is director of the Mountain Elementary School choir, which performed for the County’s holiday tree lighting event. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Mountain Elementary School choir singers Robyn Carpenter, left, and Angelee Abeyta, right, take part in the festivities Saturday at the Municipal Building. Photo by Kirsten Laskey Laskey/ladailypost.com
The Gringe (aka Niam West) takes part in the festivities at the Municipal Building. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Emily Jones gets ready for her closeup at the photo booth the County set up for the holiday tree lighting event Saturday. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Elissa Jones has some fun with the props the County provided at its photo booth. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Ethan Jones at the photo booth. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Evan Jones at the photo booth. Photo by Kirsten laskey/ladailypost.com
Members of the public help themselves to refreshments. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
