The Dorchester Holiday Celebration Committee and Mayor Michelle Wu ushered in the Christmas season with a barrage of nine holiday tree lightings throughout the neighborhood last Saturday (Nov. 25) from Port Norfolk to Peabody Square. Above, the star of the show – Santa Claus – welcomed families, friends and children at the Fields Corner stop where they lit a tree at a new location in the park.

Photos courtesy of Mayor’s Office/John Wilcox

Councillors Ruthzee Louijeune, Erin Murphy, and Brian Worrell sang Christmas carols at the Meetinghouse Hill stop, while Santa Claus waited to be introduced.

Mayor Wu welcomed everyone to the Peabody Square tree lighting stop on Saturday with Councillor-elect John FitzGerald and State Rep. Brandy Fluker Oakley.

In the Seaport, Martin’s Park celebrated the annual lighting of the ship for the holidays, with Dorchester’s Jane and Bill Richard alongside Mayor Wu and Red Sox mascots Wally and Tessie.

On Meetinghouse Hill, Mayor Wu celebrates with Shirley Jones and her grandchildren.