This week we have trawled through the archives for festive moments with Santa: there are more Santas here then you can poke a stick at and lots of Christmas cheer.

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2012: Santa at the races. 121212psanta2

2012: Santas other names unknown.

2009: Santa maybe known for giving presents but this Santa scarecrow was spotted keeping the birds at bay from a family garden near Perthville. 1215089psnap

2008: RSPCA president Margaret Gaal, Santa Paws (aka Kent Fish) and Amber Hadson from Bathurst Pet Pantry. 121608cpaws1a

2008: Santa.

2009: The tradition of taxi driver Kevin Cutts decorating his cab for Christmas is putting smiles on the faces of Bathurst shoppers.

2011: Kiara and Regan Barnes with Bethany Turnbull and Dylan Barnes.

2011: Greg Ingersole and Tony Wall as Santa.

2010: Barny Rumble getting ready for the Christmas lunch at St Pat's Club on Christmas day.

2008: Rhonda and David Marsdon.

2011: Santa visits town.

2011: Names unknown.

2012: Christmas cheer on the streets.

2009: Jack, 11, and Sam Blatch, 8, with Harry Peacock, 12, can't wait to see what's under the Christmas tree. 122309zsmas4

2009: Dean Windsor combined his supreme sporting talent with a dose of Christmas cheer in the Bathurst Cycling Club’s Christmas Hamper Race.

2012: Maddison Mabeth and Santa.

2006: The Traditional Night Before Christmas at Miss Traill’s House.

2006: Biker ‘Scud’ Morcom pilots Santa Claus on Bathurst bikers’ Great Western Christmas Toy Run. 1209pbikers4

2007: Val Goddard was getting into the spirit of the festive season at the Bathurst City Panthers Bowling Club.

2007: Greg Pittman from Jones Brothers bus company has given his bus some special Christmas cheer. 1220zsanta1

2007: Names unknown.

2007: Even the lions which guard the entrance to the Webb’s Chambers building on George Street can’t help but be swept up by the festive spirit. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA 1210zsnap

2007: Santa met Breanna Lewis and nursing sister Tracey Grabham on a recent hospital visit. 1221psanta

2008: Jennifer Butler, Grace A’Hearn and Jessica Nugent welcome passers by at the Put Christmas In Your Street lights display with lollies and cheery smiles.

2009: One Bathurst resident seems to believe it's never too early to spread some festive cheer as seen on the front of a house in Brilliant Street 58 days out from Christmas.

2012: Jannelle Warn and Cordelia Richards from Bathurst Bush Fire Brigade meeting Santa.

2011: Santa comes to call.

2013: Santa Claus with his elf helper Natalie Conn at Christmas in Keppel Street.

2009: Bathurst people at The Waratah enjoying some pre-Christmas cheer.

2008: Shana Turner and her children, three-month-old Charlotte and three-year-old Preston got into the festive spirit at last night’s Carols by Candlelight in Machattie Park.