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Behind Fresno’s Biggest Christmas Lights Display, A Little-Known Tradition

The holidays are big here in the San Joaquin Valley. One of the most conspicuous examples is Christmas Tree Lane, two miles of lights and music that draw tens of thousands of visitors to central Fresno each year. Big as it is, though, it’s the little things that keep Christmas Tree lane running smoothly. In particular, this nightly ritual keeps the lights on. Sarah Woolf and her family are really into living on Christmas Tree Lane. They’ve owned a house on this quaint, tree-lined boulevard for seven years, and each season, they decorate their front yard with some variant of Santa sitting and waving in an antique tractor or car. “This year is a Model A Speedster, which my dad has actually used for drag racing,” says Woolf. On walk nights, people like to actually get in and take pictures with Santa. “Sometimes Santa gets a little beat up, and so he needs some rebuilding after every walk night,” Woolf says, laughing. One of their favorite Christmas Tree Lane traditions, though, begins
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