Santa made his annual touchdown via helicopter to ring in the holiday season and attend the grand opening of the Rink N’Roll skating rink Saturday morning at Music City Mall.
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Chuck Wagon Gang member Leslie Phillips, right, and volunteer Taije Collins, 13, left, fill cups with hot chocolate for families before Santa’s landing Saturday morning at Music City Mall. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Kimblerly Pike, second from right, and her great grandchildren Logan Nelson, 5, and Elena, 3, grab cups of hot coco from the Chuck Wagon Gang station before Santa’s landing Saturday morning at Music City Mall. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Volunteer Kristina Nicolas fills cups with hot chocolate as families begin to arrive to watch Santa’s arrival via helicopter Saturday morning at Music City mall. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Music City Mall employee Shelby Hawkins hands out a cookie to Nevaeha Rivera, 8, before Santa’s arrival Saturday morning at Music City Mall. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Inisha Carden takes a photo of her son Jaden Carter, 6, left, with Spiderman as they wait for Santa’s arrival Saturday morning at Music City Mall. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Security guards police the landing zone for debris and hazardous materials as they prepare Music City mall’s northwest parking lot for Santa’s arrival via helicopter Saturday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A spectator points as the Aero Care helicopter carrying Santa arrives at Music City mall Saturday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
The Aero Care helicopter carrying Santa hovers over the northwest parking lot above Music City Mall Saturday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
An Aero Care flight medic helps Santa climb out of their helicopter as he arrives for the festivities Saturday morning at Music City Mall. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Santa begins to wave to the waiting crowd after exiting the Aero Care helicopter Saturday morning at Music City Mall. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Santa waves to the waiting crowd after landing at Music City Mall with help from Aero Care Saturday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Santa greets the crowd waiting for his arrival via helicopter shortly after landing Saturday morning at Music City Mall. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Santa reaches out to shake the hand of a young girl as he greets the crowd waiting for his arrival via helicopter Saturday morning at Music City Mall. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Santa greets the crowd waiting for his arrival via helicopter shortly after landing Saturday morning at Music City Mall. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the LA Roller Girls circle the new Rink N’Roll skating rink during its grand opening ceremony Saturday morning at Music City Mall. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Ansley Swilling, 8, patiently waits for Santa’s appearance during the LA Roller Girl’s performance for the grand opening of Music City Mall’s Rink N’Roll skating rink Saturday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the LA Roller Girls lead a crowd of children in the electric slide during their holiday themed performance for the grand opening of Music City Mall’s Rink N’Roll skating rink Saturday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Renata Isabella, 4, tells Santa her Christmas wish as she take a photo with him Saturday morning at Music City Mall. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Cheyenne Boyers, left, takes a photo of Aly Contreras, 10, and her brother Matt, 6, with Santa Saturday morning at Music City Mall. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Gracelyn Graves, 5, hugs Santa as she take a photo with him Saturday morning at Music City Mall. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Santa watches as Abraham Espinoza, 2, has his santa hat adjusted by his mother Andrea as they take santa photos Saturday morning at Music City Mall. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
