DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn signaled the beginning of the Christmas holiday season with the lighting of the Christmas tree at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center on Dec. 8. 

Each year Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. invites a special guest to be the honorary assistant. 5-year-old Nagi Nasser, a kindergartener from Lowrey School, helped light the tree this year. Mayor O’Reilly presented him with the gift of a dinosaur toy to thank him for his role in the community event.