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Published December 02, 2009, 12:00 AM

2009 Hudson Light Up Night


A big crowd gathers around Santa Claus, filling Second Street, after his arrival in downtown Hudson Friday night. Santa turned on the city’s new LED holiday lights with a wave of his staff. All photos by Randy Hanson

  • A big crowd gathers around Santa Claus, filling Second Street, after his arrival in downtown Hudson Friday night. Santa turned on the city’s new LED holiday lights with a wave of his staff. All photos by Randy Hanson
  • Santa Claus lights up the Christmas decorations in downtown Hudson with a wave of his arms Friday night. He estimated the crowd there to greet him at 1,000 people – many of whom were young children. Photo by Randy Hanson
  • Josh Penman of Hudson introduces his daughter Alivia to the jolly old elf. Photo by Randy Hanson
  • Four-year-old Lauren West runs through her wish list for Santa. Lauren and her parents, Margaret and Damon West of New Berlin, were in Hudson visiting with relatives Mary and Steve Girard. Photo by Randy Hanson
  • Santa Claus is mobbed by a crowd of children and parents upon his arrival in the 500 block of Second Street just before 7 p.m. Friday. Photo by Randy Hanson
  • Four-year-old Daniel Clysdale of Woodbury, Minn., meets Santa Claus with the help of his grandfather, Merle Happel of North Hudson. Daniel’s parents are Peter and Karina (Happel) Clysdale. Photo by Randy Hanson
  • Hudson princesses, front to back, Jamie Watts, Chelsea Johnson and Amber Krohn hand out candy canes to children awaiting the arrival of Santa. Photo by Randy Hanson
  • The horse-drawn sleigh carrying Santa Claus arrives in downtown Hudson Friday night and is quickly surrounded by a crowd that had been waiting on the sidewalks. Photo by Randy Hanson
  • A crowd of children, parents and grandparents lines the sidewalks of the 500 block of Second Street in anticipation of Santa’s arrival. Photo by Randy Hanson