Swift Current`s annual Downtown Christmas Tree Lighting tradition took place in Market Square last evening. Denis Perrault Mayor of Swift Current led the count down to the lights turning on the giant Christmas Tree. The fire truck arrived with Santa just after 7:00 p.m. 

Evening highlights were Performances on the Market Square Stage by the Central School and École Centennial School Choirs, Hot Chocolate courtesy of Golden West Radio, Horse-Drawn Light Tours of Memorial Park, Lyric Theatre: Live Music, Pictures with the Princess, and Full Concession, Salvation Army collecting Non-Perishable Food Items, Moonlight Madness with Downtown Businesses open until 10:00 p.m.