November 25, 2012 - The Hollywood Christmas Parade is taking place tonight

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The 81st Hollywood Christmas Parade is taking place tonight with lots of celebrities, marching bands, local dignitaries and Santa Claus attending!   Joe Mantegna is the Grand Marshal, with Max Charles, Uggie (this is Uggie's first parade!), Kaitlyn Jenkins, Emma Dumont, Julia Goldani Telles, Bailey Buntain, Simon Templeman, Isabella Cramp and other celebrities attending.  Ashlee Keating, Cirque du Soleil and others will also be performing in front of the Dolby Theatre.

The parade starts at 5:30 p.m. at Hollywood Boulevard and Orange, heading east to Vine Street, making a right to Sunset Boulevard and then heading back west to Sunset and Orange Drive.  Here's a map of the parade route.

 The 81st Hollywood Christmas Parade will also be airing on the Hallmark Movie Channel on December 10th!

November 18, 2012 - The Americana at Brand has a Christmas tree lighting celebration tonight

The holiday seasons kick off at The Americana at Brand tonight at 7:30 p.m. when they light their beautiful 100' Christmas tree, Santa Claus makes an appearance, there will be an incredible fireworks display and more!  Bring your whole family over to this wonderful free event!

If you'd like to help local children who are less fortunate, The Americana at Brand will be accepting unwrapped toys for the Spark of Love at the concierge services counter.

The Americana at Brand is located 889 Americana Way in Glendale and directions can be found here.  For any additional information, please call The Americana at Brand at (818) 637-8982.

December 17, 2011 - FREE Christmas celebration at the Santa Monica Pier

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 Santa Claus will be at the Santa Monica Pier today from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Merry-Go-Round Building!  Santa will be available for your little ones to meet and get their picture taken with him.  From 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. all rides on the Merry-Go-Round will be FREE and hot chocolate & snacks will be served!  Christmas carolers will also be singing festive songs from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the Pier.  For more information please call (310) 458-8901.

November 27, 2011 - The Hollywood Christmas Parade is tonight

Tonight is the 80th annual Hollywood Christmas Parade with Marie Osmond as Grand Marshal this year and featuring lots of celebrities, marching bands and Santa Claus!  The parade starts at 6:00 p.m. and the parade will start at Hollywood Boulevard at Orange (in front of the Chinese Treatre), travel east to Vine Street, south on Vine to Sunset Boulevard and then west on Sunset and ends on Orange & Sunset.  The grandstand seats (in front of the Chinese Theatre) are sold out, however, you can bring your own chair, dress warm and watch the parade free along the parade route.  The parade will also be airing on the Hallmark Channel on December 12th, with several replay showings planned.  All the details and participants can be found at the official Hollywood Christmas Parade website here.

November 19. 2011 - HUGE free Christmas tree lighting, concert and Santa Claus appearance in Santa Monica tonight

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 Santa Monica Place has a huge holiday kick off tonight as Santa Claus arrives to light their tree and then you'll be treated to a concert!  There will be live musical performances by Ace of Hearts, The Heartbeat Boys, Josh Vietti and Savannah Robinson.  The tree lighting ceremony and concert will run from 6:00 PM to approximately 8:00 PM and is FREE!  Santa Monica Place is located at 395 Santa Monica Place in Santa Monica.  Directions to Santa Monica Place can be found here.

November 18, 2011 - The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and show tonight at The Promenade at Westlake

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 The Promenade at Westlake kicks off the holidays with their annual Christmas tree lighting and also featuring the live show "So You Think You're a Holiday Idol," Santa Claus, music and fireworks starting at 7:30 PM tonight!  This year the incredible tree is 65' tall with 5,000 beautiful lights.  The Promenade at Westlake is located at 140 Promenade Way in Westlake Village.  Directions can be found here.

November 17, 2011 - Americana at Brand has their annual Christmas tree lighting, Santa, fireworks and more tonight

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Americana at Brand is having their annual Christmas tree lighting tonight along with fireworks and Santa Claus who's bringing along some elves, flying reindeer and dancing snowmen!   The festivities start at 7:30 p.m.  Americana at Brand is located at 889 Americana Way in Glendale and directions can be found here.