
A dog statue is dressed up as Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer in the 2000 block of Garden Street in Santa Barbara.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — in more than one way.
Everyone from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to snow men and “Sesame Street” characters are gracing well-decorated homes in Santa Barbara and Goleta.
Here are a few of the houses with special exteriors. For more photos, see Friday’s and Saturday’s News-Press.
— Dave Mason