Thousands of Aucklanders defied a deluge of rain to make it out for the annual Christmas in the Park show.
Chart-topper Stan Walker headlined this year's festivities - the 23rd year of the event - in Auckland Domain where honky-tonk songstress Tami Nielson, Vince Harder, Lavina Williams, Barry Conrad and Nyree Huyser also featured.
Brady Peeti had the biggest night of the role - playing the role of Santa - during the annual Xmas concert which was presented from a brand new high tech stage, featuring a 66 metre arc of LED screens offering one of the widest panorama projections ever presented in New Zealand.
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The event was MC'd by Jason Gunn and is set to feature in a 60-minute TV special to be broadcast on TV2 next Sunday night.