AUSTINTOWN, Ohio - Austintown welcomed the holiday season with its annual Christmas tree lighting.

The festivities at the Wickliffe Circle Fire Station kicked off with a Christmas carol sing-a-long with music courtesy of the Austintown Fitch Band.

Hundreds of people spent the evening enjoying coffee, hot chocolate, cookies and candy.

Santa Claus arrived after the tree lighting aboard an Austintown fire truck, greeting all the kids in attendance.