Light of the Holidays: 35th annual Christmas Eve Balloon Glow

From the left, Nicole Mast, with her two children Benjamin Mast, 6, and Vivienne Mast, 3, visit with Santa Claus after receiving a candy cane during the 35th annual Christmas Eve Balloon Glow at Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. Over 20 hot air balloons participated in the glow, paying respects to lost loved ones and celebrating survivors of a cancer diagnosis or other health scare.

Koty Yonemoto, 3, reacts with his father, Bryan Yonemoto, while they watch the hot air balloons light up during the 35th annual Christmas Eve Balloon Glow at Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. Over 20 hot air balloons participated in the glow, paying respects to lost loved ones and celebrating survivors of a cancer diagnosis or other health scare.

Santa Claus watches the glow during the 35th annual Christmas Eve Balloon Glow at Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. Over 20 hot air balloons participated in the glow, paying respects to lost loved ones and celebrating survivors of a cancer diagnosis or other health scare.

Dana Zito and her niece Chris Hawthorne, center, light luminarias in the shape of a heart during the 35th annual Christmas Eve Balloon Glow at Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. Over 20 hot air balloons participated in the glow, paying respects to lost loved ones and celebrating survivors of a cancer diagnosis or other health scare.

Pilot Kathy Smith sets up her hot air balloon named Levity during the 35th annual Christmas Eve Balloon Glow at Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. Over 20 hot air balloons participated in the glow, paying respects to lost loved ones and celebrating survivors of a cancer diagnosis or other health scare.

Ann Wagner watches the glow during the 35th annual Christmas Eve Balloon Glow at Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. Over 20 hot air balloons participated in the glow, paying respects to lost loved ones and celebrating survivors of a cancer diagnosis or other health scare.

Pilot Kathy Smith releases propane-fulled flames into her hot air balloon named, Levity, while Santa Claus watches during the 35th annual Christmas Eve Balloon Glow at Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. Over 20 hot air balloons participated in the glow, paying respects to lost loved ones and celebrating survivors of a cancer diagnosis or other health scare.

People attend the 35th annual Christmas Eve Balloon Glow at Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. Over 20 hot air balloons participated in the glow, paying respects to lost loved ones and celebrating survivors of a cancer diagnosis or other health scare.

Balloons begin to inflate during the 35th annual Christmas Eve Balloon Glow at Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. Over 20 hot air balloons participated in the glow, paying respects to lost loved ones and celebrating survivors of a cancer diagnosis or other health scare.

People attend the 35th annual Christmas Eve Balloon Glow at Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. Over 20 hot air balloons participated in the glow, paying respects to lost loved ones and celebrating survivors of a cancer diagnosis or other health scare.

Pilot Jessica Price prepares her hot air balloon named, Oodallop, for the glow during the 35th annual Christmas Eve Balloon Glow at Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. Over 20 hot air balloons participated in the glow, paying respects to lost loved ones and celebrating survivors of a cancer diagnosis or other health scare.

Santa Claus makes a stop at the 35th annual Christmas Eve Balloon Glow at Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. Over 20 hot air balloons participated in the glow, paying respects to lost loved ones and celebrating survivors of a cancer diagnosis or other health scare.

Skip Adams holds his one-year-old daughter Adeline Adams while she receives a candy cane from Santa Claus during the 35th annual Christmas Eve Balloon Glow at Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. Over 20 hot air balloons participated in the glow, paying respects to lost loved ones and celebrating survivors of a cancer diagnosis or other health scare.

Chancey Bush

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Published December 24, 2024 - 6:38 p.m. Modified December 24, 2024 - 8:14 p.m.

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