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//The outdoor Christmas lights, green and red and gold and blue and twinkling, remind me that most people are that way all year round--kind, generous, friendly and with an occasional moment of ecstasy...--Harlan Miller (Better Homes and Gardens)//

Christmas lights play a special part in our holiday season. Join us as we take a look at one of Fort Wayne's long-standing Christmas traditions: The downtown Christmas lights of Santa and his reindeer.



In this wiki we will take an in-depth look at: ~ The history of the Christmas lights -The Wolf & Dessauer Department Store -The Wolf & Dessauer Christmas Lights -Wolf & Dessauer Memories ~ The present day Christmas lights -Present Day Information -Present Day Survey -Christmas Light Traditions ~ The technical aspect of the Christmast lights -Shining Santa -Animated Santa! -Talkin' 'bout Santa ~ Other Fort Wayne Christmas traditions -Festival - Trees -Festival - Gingerbread -Botanical Conservatory

Please enjoy our trip into one of Fort Wayne's richest traditions.

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