Photo gallery: Santa rescue and downtown lighting ceremony

Images from the annual Santa rescue and downtown lighting ceremony on Friday night.

photo by: Nick Krug

Lawrence juggler, Tim Dingus, who goes by the stage name of The Juggling Dingus entertains the crowds before the arrival of Santa during the annual Downtown Holiday Lighting Ceremony and Santa Rescue, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 outside Weaver's Department Store, 901 Massachusetts. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

The crowd watches a performance by juggler Tim Dingus before the arrival of Santa during the annual Downtown Holiday Lighting Ceremony and Santa Rescue, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 outside Weaver's Department Store, 901 Massachusetts. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

The crowds gather on the northeast corner of Ninth and Massachusetts as Santa appears on the roof of Weaver's Department Store, 901 Massachusetts, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

Kamden Robson, 15 months, watches the spectacle of Santa's arrival on the roof of Weaver's as he sits on his the shoulders of his uncle Taylor Stuart, Lawrence, during the annual Downtown Holiday Lighting Ceremony and Santa Rescue, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 outside Weaver's Department Store, 901 Massachusetts. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

Santa waves to the crowds gathered at Ninth and Massachusetts as he is "rescued" from the roof of Weaver's Department Store, 901 Massachusetts following his arrival on Friday, Nov. 24, 2012. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo