Santa Claus arrived at the Alamo to light San Antonio’s Christmas tree on Friday, and he was greeted with a bit of an unfamiliar sight.
Instead of red and green holiday sweaters, most of the crowd wore Silver & Black.
Thousands of San Antonians stood in the rain at Alamo Plaza to see the 31st Annual H-E-B Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony, and this year’s tree was given a Spurs theme in recognition of the organization’s impact on the city of San Antonio.
“H-E-B has been sponsoring the tree every year, and we thought this would be a great way to honor the Spurs,” said Dya Campos, H-E-B’s director of public affairs.