A crew builds a life-size gingerbread HGTV Holiday House at Santa Monica Place on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Santa Monica Place kicks off its holiday celebrations on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 6 p.m. when HGTV's star builder Carter Oosterhouse unveils Santa's new home for the season, the life-size gingerbread HGTV Holiday House, with a special performance by world-renowned Italian operatic trio, Il Volo, American Idol finalist, Jacob Lusk and more.
