South Fulton

residents will get an early taste of Christmas as the jolly resident from

the North Pole makes his arrival at Shannon Mall in Union City this weekend.

Santa Claus,

along with the Nutcracker and Gingerbread Man, are scheduled to touch

down at the mall at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Festivities

surrounding Santa's arrival continue through 2 p.m. at the mall. Some

of the activities include:

A birthday

celebration for Radio Disney. The Disney Team will be on hand with giveaways,

birthday cake and games.

A puppet workshop

sponsored by the Center for Puppetry Arts.

Performances

The Ultimate

Game Challenge sponsored by K and B Toys.

Santa will

also be available to listen to children's requests and for photo opportunities.

For information phone customer service at 770-964-2200.