Santa and Mrs. Claus are pictured in front of Ellijay’s town Christmas tree after its official lighting during the first part of Light Up Ellijay, presented around the downtown square/Broad Street by Friends of the Gilmer Animal Shelter and Engage in Gilmer last Friday. The second part of Light Up Ellijay will take place Saturday, Dec. 2, with a parade through downtown starting at 6 p.m. and various other festivities around the square and on Broad Street throughout the afternoon.