By Brandy McDonnell, Features WriterNever underestimate the power of Santa Claus. Not only will the jolly ol’ elf help with the official launch of the 13th annual Downtown in December celebration, Kris Kringle’s popularity is prompting the monthlong holiday extravaganza to expand this year. “In 2002, when we started Downtown in December, it was really just a couple of light displays and the ice rink, and snow tubing came on a couple of years after that.Read more on NewsOK.com