Come enjoy music, cookies and cocoa, ice skating and a visit with Santa at the annual Pelham Community Christmas Tree Lighting in the Main Arena at the Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena!! Join friends and neighbors to kick off the beginning of the Christmas season on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 6:30pm. Guests to the event will enjoy holiday music from the Pelham High School Jazz Band as they enter the venue. Members of the Beautification Board will pass out 1,000 Christmas ornaments, so don’t be late! Inside the Main Arena guests will be treated to Christmas Music from the children in the community representing the local schools. Members of the Pelham Mite Under 8 Division will showcase their skills, and students from the Pelham Skate School and the Birmingham Figure Skating Club will dazzle with performances on the ice. Santa Claus will be available for the youngest residents from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. and returns for visits after the Pelham Community Christmas Tree Lighting beginning at 7:30 p.m. until 8:45 p.m. The Pelham High School Culinary Arts Program will provide cookies and cocoa in the ballroom with Christmas music provided by Blaze Entertainment. Be sure to bring a camera to capture visits with Santa. Both ice rinks will feature free ice skating from 7:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.