Slideshow: Ballymena Christmas switch on
Ballymena got into the festive spirit recently after the Christmas tree and lights were switched on.
Hundreds of residents braved the cold to Castle Towers pupil Joshua Kennedy help Mayor of Mid & East Antrim Cllr Billy Ashe to turn on the Ballymena Christmas lights.
There was a real sense of the community getting into the Christmas spirit, with Frosty the snowman and reindeers all meeting local children.