What does it take to raise Santa? – Lebanon’s Winter Wonderland

Our waving Santa is 42 feet wide and 21 feet tall. He weighs in at … well, lets just say he isn’t the lightest thing in the world.

What does it take to raise Santa? Well, the whole Lebanon Emerald Mound Fire Department!

For years, the Fire Department has assisted us to raise Santa in November and take him down again in January. We (LWW) get him assembled on the ground. Then one evening (usually during Tuesday night FD training) the FD comes over and within minutes raises him. (The same for lowering him.) Check out the video above.

With that manpower, it is literally just minutes.

A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO THE LEBANON EMERALD MOUND FIRE DEPARTMENT for all of your help over the years.

May we continue to work together on one of the favorite elements of our display.