Santa Claus is coming to town – but that’s not all!

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The Somerville Business & Professional  Association will host several visits from Santa Claus in the weeks leading up to Christmas as well as live entertainment throughout the holiday season and carriage rides down Main Street.

Santa will be at TD Bank, 50 W. Main St., on Dec. 3rd, 10th & 17th, all Thursday nights, from 6-8 p.m. where children can visit and give Santa their Christmas gift wish list. Free photos will be taken of the children with Santa each of those three nights. Everyone is asked to bring a donation of canned goods which the SBPA will deliver to area food banks.

Santa will also be in Somerville at TD Bank on two Saturdays, Dec. 5^th and Dec. 12^th, from 11 a.m-2 p.m for more visits with children. Photos will also be taken on those two dates.
Santa will make one final stop in Somerville on Dec.19^th for lunch at Central Pizzeria, 126 W. Main St., from noon-3 p.m.

Roving Carolers, musicians and other live entertainment will be featured downtown Somerville throughout the Christmas season, beginning Saturday, Nov. 28^th, when the Somerville Holiday Jubilee kicks off with the annual tree lighting ceremony on the lawn at Borough Hall, preceded by the arrival of Santa Claus on a fire truck accompanied by Somerville’s  volunteer firefighters. This will also be the first of several nights where visitors can take free carriage rides on Main Street.

Free gingerbread cookies will be handed out to the kids, courtesy of the Dessert Plate, 34 E. Main St., with an ice carving demonstration on outside Wishes & Dreams, 56 W. Main Street. Stores and restaurants will be open late.

Live holiday music will be performed Dec.  5^th, 12^th and 19^th from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. by several  groups – the Immaculata High School choir, the Somertones, Mirror Image, the Raritan Valley choral group, Dixie Mix and Sweet Revival.   The Deer Ridge Singers Holiday Concert begins 7 p.m. Dec. 13^th at the United Reformed Church,  100 W. Main St.

In addition to the free carriage rides sponsored each Friday night by the District Management Corporation, the SBPA and Team Capital Bank will host carriage rides on Saturday, Dec. 12^th from noon- 3 p.m. on Main Street.