BELLEVILLE - The countdown dwindled to a few seconds, Santa Claus carefully gripped the plunger and Belleville residents eagerly awaited for him to throw the switch to illuminate the township’s annual Christmas tree.

Ho-ho-hold on just a minute here.

To everyone’s delight, a blizzard of “snow” began to shoot across the air and cover everyone.

A boy in a SpongeBob SquarePants jacket held his hands to the sky, as if in disbelief.

A woman stretched out her arms, letting the white stuff coat her grey hair.

A girl with knitted deer antlers attached to her hat tried to catch the flakes as they fell.**BULLSEYE

“Now it feels like Christmas,” said one resident, sporting a Knicks hat and Yuletide cheer.

The white, cold and fluffy stuff – albeit simulated snow blasted across the sky by high-p

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