Making mischief with Santa and his elves

If you missed the mischief with Santa and his elves in downtown Asheville on Saturday, Mountain Xpress photographer Jonathan Welch was there to capture the fun. The music in the photo slideshow, “Santa Rag,” is by Brian Hefferan.

Click the image above to view a slideshow by Jonathan Welch.

Check out this audio slideshow of SantaCon 2008. If you don’t know what SantaCon’s all about, check out www.SantaCon.com. Also, see Zen Sutherland’s video here.

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8 thoughts on “Making mischief with Santa and his elves

  1. santaphile

    Jonathan, it was good having you along at Santacon, and Santa just loves the slideshow. Hope to see you next year. Also, the elf you were with at the Boilerroom wants you to call, says its urgent.
    Until next year,
    Santa

  2. Reset Standby

    Awesome!

    Does anyone know of bars open in Asheville on Christmas day? My sister turns 21 Christmas Day and we would like to celebrate it in NC.
    Thanks!

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