Photo gallery: 2018 Holiday Lighting Ceremony and Santa Rescue

photo by: Mike Yoder

Santa waves to the crowd as firefighters lower him down from the roof of Weaver's Department Store on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, during the Holiday Lighting Ceremony and Santa Rescue.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Children react to a firetruck passing by on its way to rescue Santa from the roof of Weaver’s Department Store on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, in downtown Lawrence.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Nick Campanella and his daughter Lydia, 5, watch as Santa appears on the rooftop of Weaver’s Department Store on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, during the Holiday Lighting Ceremony and Santa Rescue.

photo by: Mike Yoder

From left, cousins Adelyn Weatherwax, 4; Kendall Feurt, 12; Jace Feurt, 8; and Bella Pemberton, 9, all from Lawrence, visit with Santa during the Holiday Lighting Ceremony and Santa Rescue on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, in downtown Lawrence.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Members of Lawrence High School’s Chorale perform during the Holiday Lighting Ceremony and Santa Rescue on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, in downtown Lawrence.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Cast members from Theatre Lawrence’s production of “Annie” perform during the Holiday Lighting Ceremony and Santa Rescue on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, in downtown Lawrence.

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