SANTA Claus and five of his reindeer took time out of their busy Christmas schedule to officially mark the beginning of the festive season.
Malacite, Sirkas, Jokka, Brae and baby Beastie arrived at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre in Edinburgh today (Fri).
Christmas shoppers were stunned to see the herd – which were on loan from the Cairngorm Reindeer Centre – strolling around outside the building.
Father Christmas was in town to launch the shopping centre’s new indoor ice skating rink, Ocean Ice, which is open until 27 December.