Windy night for a Christmas tree lighting, but Our Lady of Guadalupe went on with the show tonight. Brian Callanan emceed the festive “Light Up the Night“ ceremony in which OLG lit the city’s highest-elevation Christmas tree, as you can see and hear:

OLG student singers and The Starry Crowns led caroling before and after the tree went on, with classic carols including “Joy to the World,” “Carol of the Bells,” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”:

(photos added) Another favorite, “Jingle Bells” with participants invited to jingle their keys:

(This photo, next 2, and tree above – WSB photos by Oliver Hamlin)

The tree lighting and caroling were just part of OLG’s annual community celebration:

Indoors, it was story time with Santa, and the fill-the-sleigh food drive for St. Vincent de Paul:

West Seattle’s other big tree lighting is at 6 pm tonight in The Junction.