Santa Claus came to Weston a little bit early ... and the Weston Fire Department had the honor of escorting him throughout town.

On Wednesday night, the Weston Fire Department began its annual trek through town with Santa Claus, stopping at various spot to greet groups of excited children and hand out candy canes.

Patch caught up with Santa at Fairview and Montvale roads, where Santa spent time hearing Christmas wishes and even reading a Christmas letter or two.

We've added our photos from the Santa visit below, but feel free to upload your own images. We hear that Santa will be out and about again tonight. Check out his itinerary and stop by to say hello.