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PHOTOS: Riverfront Park Christmas tree lighting

Lights on holiday displays during the 26th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Riverfront Park on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Santa was on hand to flip the switch for the holiday tree during the 26th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Riverfront Park on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

People walk through lighted holiday displays during the 26th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Riverfront Park on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Salem mayor Chuck Bennett speaks during the 26th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Riverfront Park on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

People walk through lighted holiday displays during the 26th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Riverfront Park on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Addison Meza, 4, waves goodbye from the shoulders of her father, Sydney, as Santa heads out on a Salem Fire Department truck during the 26th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Riverfront Park on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

The holiday tree after having its lights turned on during the 26th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Riverfront Park on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Ravenlee Lousich, 4, of Salem, smiles for a photo during the 26th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Riverfront Park on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Santa arrived to the 26th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony in a Salem Fire Department engine at Riverfront Park on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

People walk through lighted holiday displays during the 26th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Riverfront Park on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

People walk through lighted holiday displays during the 26th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Riverfront Park on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

People walk through lighted holiday displays during the 26th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Riverfront Park on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

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