The Christmas spirit of the Bow Ridge/Jumping Pound community was on display last night in a first of many annual light-up events.

The community was lit up like never before with families celebrating with fire pits on their driveways. Many were on foot touring through the brightly lit community.

Santa made an appearance on his 4x4 truck sleigh to give his reindeer a break. He tossed candy canes to those showing their beautiful Christmas spirit and was happy to spend an enjoyable evening in Cochrane

Monica Batek was kind enough to send us some photos of the evening and says the community has never seen such community spirit.

It's hoped to be the start of more fun community events in the Bow Ridge/Jumping Pound.