Hanover’s own big band, The Jazzberries, will perform a holiday extravaganza with featured vocalist, 10-year-old Nicole Gross, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, at the Eichelberger Performaing Arts Center, 195 Stock St., Hanover.
Before the show, children are invited to have cookies and milk with Santa from 2 to 2:45 p.m. in the conservatory and on stage after the concert. Bring your cameras for photos with Santa.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children ages 18 and younger.
To order tickets, call 637-7086 or visit www.TheEich.org.
Real reindeer look more like a moose than a white-tailed deer. (Photo by Kevin Dooley via Flickr.com)
Today’s Kid Scoop celebrates one of the most enduring images of Christmas — the fact that Santa Claus’ sleigh is pulled by a team of reindeer.
Reindeer, of course, are real creatures but they don’t look quite as cute as the deer Americans are most familiar with. Instead, they’re more like a moose than a white-tailed deer.
Reindeer, which can weigh up to 700 lbs each, come from the subarctic and arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and that makes them ideal animals to help Santa out on his yearly mission. To help them beat the cold, they have a thick coat of fur that can have a variety of colors, including white, brown and black.
Both male and female reindeer grow antlers. This is to help them dig through deep snow and uncover plants to eat.
As for Santa Claus’ reindeer, Wikipedia has a long article on the team, but you know the top nine reindeer, right? They are:
Dasher
Dancer
Prancer
Vixen
Comet
Cupid
Donner
Blitzen
Rudolph (when the weather calls for his inclusion)
In the wild reindeer travel in huge herds. (Photo by Kiskadee 3 via Flickr.com)
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A free lunch with Santa is open to residents of southern York and northern Baltimore counties from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 175 E. Main St., New Freedom.
Hosted by the church’s ecumenical outreach program, The Lord’s Lunch, all children will have the opportunity to visit with and receive a free picture with Santa, a treat bag and a toy. In addition, there will be a craft station and an opportunity for children to make Christmas cards. There is no cost for the event, but donations will be accepted. There are no income or age restrictions.
The Lord’s Lunch prepares and serves free hearty meals for residents of southern York and northern Baltimore counties on the second and fourth Saturdays monthly.
Santa Claus will be at Senior Commons at Powder Mill, 1775 Powder Mill Road, York, from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11.
Photo opportunities with Santa will be available for children, grandchildren and small pets. Children are invited to sit on Santa’s lap and share their secret wish list. Hot chocolate and cookies will
be provided.
This event is free and open to the public, but reservations are requested by Dec. 7.
The Mason-Dixon Line has announced the lineup of its 34th annual Delta Christmas Fair this weekend.
Friday:
– Live Nativity, 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 629 Main St. Girl Scouts will be caroling throughout the borough.
– Lighting of the Delta Borough tree, 8 p.m. on the grounds of Delta Discount Grocery and More, 520 Main St. Santa will arrive, Mason-Dixon Lions Club will provide treats for kids, Kennard-Dale High School musicians will perform, and all present will join in singing traditional songs.
Saturday:
– All-you-can-eat pancake breakfast at the Delta Area Community Senior Center and a craft show, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Peach Bottom Township Recreation Center, 5 Pendyrus St.
– Santa will visit, 10 a.m.-noon, and a flea market and food, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Delta-Cardiff Volunteer Fire Co., 500 Main St.
– Children’s movie marathan featuring “Elf” at noon, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” at 1:45 p.m., and “The Polar Express” at 2:45 p.m. Sponsored by Harford County Public Library, Whiteford branch.
The information center for the fair weekend will be at the Old Line Museum, 602 Main St., Delta.
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Hanover’s own big band, The Jazzberries, will perform a holiday extravaganza with featured vocalist, 10-year-old Nicole Gross, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, at the Eichelberger Performaing Arts Center, 195 Stock St., Hanover. 
