Santa Claus traded the sleigh for a helicopter on Saturday, touching down at Winston Plaza in Melrose Park to kick off the holiday season at the shopping center.
A video shared by a Citizen user showed people gathered at the plaza, at 1254 Winston Plaza, for the Santa Arrives by Helicopter event, watching as Santa made his entrance from the sky instead of the chimney. The arrival drew a crowd on the ground and an audience online too, with sixty five people watching the live feed at one point.
It is the kind of entrance only Santa could pull off, and it officially gets the holidays rolling at Winston Plaza. If you and the family head out that way this season, keep an eye on the sky. You never know how he is getting in next time.
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