By News-Register staff • 

Santa arrives to officially open Christmas season

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Four-year-old Wyatt Bean tells Santa he wants Army themed toys for Christmas.
Marcus Larson/News-Register## Four-year-old Wyatt Bean tells Santa he wants Army themed toys for Christmas.
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Families admire McMinnville s Christmas tree next to the library.
Marcus Larson/News-Register## Families admire McMinnville's Christmas tree next to the library.
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USOA Ms. Oregon Mallory Whitaker and USOA Mrs. Oregon Kara Campuzano wave at the crowd as they pass by during the annual McMinnville Christmas parade.
Marcus Larson/News-Register## USOA Ms. Oregon Mallory Whitaker and USOA Mrs. Oregon Kara Campuzano wave at the crowd as they pass by during the annual McMinnville Christmas parade.
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The McMinnville High School Twilighters perform Christmas carols fro the crowd during the post parade tree lighting ceremony.
Marcus Larson/News-Register## The McMinnville High School Twilighters perform Christmas carols fro the crowd during the post parade tree lighting ceremony.
Marcus Larson / News-Register####A McMinnville fire truck carries Santa and Mrs. Claus during the annual holiday light parade.
Marcus Larson / News-Register####A McMinnville fire truck carries Santa and Mrs. Claus during the annual holiday light parade.
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Four-year-old Cassandra Peterson smiles with delight as she receives a candy cane from Shasta Ehrhart dressed as the Grinch during the annual McMinnville Christmas parade.
Marcus Larson/News-Register## Four-year-old Cassandra Peterson smiles with delight as she receives a candy cane from Shasta Ehrhart dressed as the Grinch during the annual McMinnville Christmas parade.

Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived in McMinnville Friday via fire truck in the city's annual holiday parade.

The event officially kicks of the Christmas season.

Families lined Third Street to see the parade, which started at 4:30 p.m. as darkness was falling.

The lighted parade has been a popular event since 2013, when downtown officials moved it to late afternoon. In years before that, the parade had rolled out in the early afternoon, and before that, at 10 a.m.

Numerous concerts and other events are planned in McMinnville and other parts of Yamhill County during the holidays. Look for details on this website and in the print edition of the News-Register.

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