Ho ho ho, to the beach we go!

Santa and a merry band of Privateers — Mary Lehrmen, left, Kathy “Giggles” Pastorius, Santa, Terry “Cookue” Rapert, John Rutherford, President Kim “Syren” Boyd, Amanda White and Tim “ Hammer” Thompson — pose on Christmas with the Gulf of Mexico as their backdrop on a visit to the Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe and Manatee Public Beach. Islander Photo: AMIP