The Common was festooned with garlands of twinkling stars, and Santa arrived by firetruck on Monday night. The Citizen thanks volunteer photographers Bianca Bauer and Lisa Bailey for helping to cover the excitement.
![Families streamed into First Parish on the Common](https://cdn.thebedfordcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/l1200258_edited-1.jpg?w=608)
![](https://cdn.thebedfordcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bedford-treesharonsing.jpg)
![First Parish youth served hot chocolate](https://cdn.thebedfordcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/l1200273_edited-1.jpg)
![](https://cdn.thebedfordcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/l1200282_waiting.jpg)
![Citizen of the Year Roberta "Bobbie" Ennis flipped the switch](https://cdn.thebedfordcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bedford-tree-lighting-bb-sw.jpg)
![And the lights on Bedford Common twinkled like stars](https://cdn.thebedfordcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bedford-citizen-tree-lighti.jpg)
![Citizen of the Year Roberta "Bobbie" Ennis waited for Santa with family and friends](https://cdn.thebedfordcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bedford-tree-lighting-bbfam.jpg)
![Santa Claus, descending from his perch atop Bedford's Ladder One](https://cdn.thebedfordcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bedford-tree-lighting-bbsan.jpg)
![Citizen of the Year Roberta "Bobbie" Ennis welcomed Santa to Bedford](https://cdn.thebedfordcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/l1200300.jpg)
![And introduced him to the crowd](https://cdn.thebedfordcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bedford-tree-lighting-bbint.jpg)
![Santa greeted Bedford's kids along South Road](https://cdn.thebedfordcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/l1200301_santablur.jpg)
![And on Bedford Common](https://cdn.thebedfordcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bedford-citizen-hello-santa.jpg)
![And then it was time to go home!](https://cdn.thebedfordcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bedford-citizen-tree-lbcrop.jpg)
The Common was festooned with garlands of twinkling stars, and Santa arrived by firetruck on Monday night. The Citizen thanks volunteer photographers Bianca Bauer and Lisa Bailey for helping to cover the excitement.
That hot chocolate looks mighty tasty!
love that last pic!
Why was not Christmas mentioned? Charles t mc caffrey, Bedford resident
We’ll get there, Mr. Caffrey, I promise. Closer to the 25th.
Thank you.