The hum of S.S. Palmer students singing “Where Are You, Christmas?” rang throughout all four corners of the Palmerton park. Kids swung from playground swings or chased each other in the grass.

Handmade wooden trees stood side by side for sale. And come 1 p.m., as Santa Claus rounded the park’s perimeter atop an Aquashicola Fire Company engine, a line of more than 50 people had already formed, ready to greet him.

It was a holiday scene that, for the person whose idea made it possible, was far more than she could have ever imagined.

“It’s not just today,” Michele O’Neill, chairwoman of Palmerton’s annual Christmas in the Park, said at its seventh annual event Saturday.

“There’s something I noticed about this park,” she said. “In the winter … there’s not a lot of people at the park. But it is amazing how busy this park is while Christmas in the Park is set up.

“It’s bringing the whole community together in a way that I don’t think any of us actually pictured was going to happen seven years ago.”

At the festival’s outset, Palmerton Mayor Chris Olivia wished Saturday would be just one of the “special memories of this holiday season” families made. One of the event’s most popular — and admired — traditions is the plethora of Christmas trees it brings to the park, which are all decorated by local families, businesses and organizations.

Organizers decided to increase the number of trees up for adoption by a third, bringing the total of those lit last weekend to 151. And adopters weren’t shy in their creativity.

Covered in white snowflakes and green ribbons, one pine in particular was decorated with a mission: to find a kidney match for 3-year-old Jaxon Green. According to the Facebook account dedicated to Green, he has end-stage renal failure and needs a transplant from a universal blood donor. Anyone interested in learning more about Green’s fight can find information on his page, titled “SuperJax.”

With a felt hat, a twisted white beard and a bulbous nose, one pine was turned into a winter gnome, equipped with a gingham-ribbon adorned shovel at his side.

Little Bombers Daycare took inspiration for their tree from the beloved Disney film “Frozen,” spray-painting it white to match the movie’s talking snowman, Olaf. The Bombers’ efforts won them the first-ever People’s Choice award, which included a $50 monetary prize.