
Jackson Dzus and Christopher Allen show off their holiday smiles at a special holiday performance by Hermosa View School students. Photo by Erin Danlasky

Kevin Dawson, Tyler Deland and Jonathan Fornes are Three Kings waiting for their cue in the Our Lady of Guadalupe reenactment of the Story of Bethlehem.
American Martyrs students Chris Farrell and Grace Gundorman (foreground) enjoy their fellow students performance of "O Silent Night." Photo by Art Bartholomew
Surfing Santa trains at the Hermosa pier for his upcoming Turn-Of-The-Century World Tour. Special thanks to Chevron Surf Camp instructor Vince Ray, Body Glove and ET/Just Long Boards. Photo by Kevin Cody
Spencer and Colin Kerr respond with all the enthusiasm of precocious 13-month-olds on their first meeting with Santa Claus at the Peninsula Center. Photo by Mary Jane Schoenheider
Hermosa Beach Kiwanis Club President Carol Lawson pops out from behind an evergreen at the clubs Christmas tree at lot on the southwest corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Pier Avenue. Tree sales have been brisker than last year, when the Kiwanis raised $40,000 for charity efforts, scholarships and other community programs. Photo by Robb Fulcher