Wednesday was a big anniversary for us. Sixty-five years ago, on August 3, 1946, Louis J. Koch opened his park, Santa Claus Land.

It was his retirement project, conceived before World War II and opened a year - nearly to the day - after turning over that first shovel of dirt.

As part of our anniversary celebration on Wednesday, our a cappella singers, Legacy, performed the song "Have a Holiday" while the packed house enjoyed watching this retrospective of our history.

That's Santa Jim - the quintessential Santa - up on the screen.

And here's the video: