100 was the byword of choice at the 58th La Jolla Christmas Parade and Holiday Festival, held Dec. 6 and kicking off at the usual Girard Avenue / Kline Street meeting point. The parade’s theme, “100 Years of Christmas Cheer,” reflected the La Jolla Rec Center’s centennial year and paid homage to a 100-year-old Packard automobile known as the Old Black Goose. More than 100 bands, floats, equestrians, costumed canines, marching units, dignitaries and fire engines came to call, along with horse demonstrations, children’s games and interactive learning activities. The festival culminated with the lighting of the tree at the Rec Center. Thousands were in attendance at one of the region’s most beloved holiday spectacles. PHOTO BY MIKE McCARTHY