Nine-year-old Britney Messias shows early promise as a model in the sportswear segment of the fashion show at Avondale Preparatory and Kindergarten's Miss Avondale 2008 contest.

The festive season is fast reaching its peak and there are activities galore everywhere. Here are some highlights.

Chris Guwalani climbed on to the back of Shawn Murray for a better view of things at the Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited customer appreciation day function.

Give him a pair of shoes and this pair will be ready to party. Saint International models show the audience designs by Les Campbell at 'Fashion on the Walkway', held at Suite 48, Twin Gates Plaza, Constant Spring Road, St Andrew, on Friday. - Peta-Gaye Clachar/Staff Photographer

The Guwalani family, owners of Jay's Auto Sales, Dilip (left), his wife, Lloye, and brother Jay (right), were guests of Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) Limited's operations manager, Radcliff Murray (second right), at CPJ's customer appreciation day function last Friday at the plant in Freeport, Montego Bay. - photos by Janet Silvera

Cute little Santas perform for Avondale Preparatory and Kindergarten's Miss Avondale 2008 and Santasia at the Girl Guides headquarters on Sunday. - photos by Colin Hamilton/freelance photographer

Two absolutely gorgeous women, National Commercial Bank's (NCB) Belinda Williams (left) and Digicel's Yulit Gordon, light up the night with megawatt smiles at NCB's end-of-year customer appreciation party, held at Hope Gardens, Old Hope Road, last Thursday. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer

Jamaica International Insurance Company employees Marsha Baker (left) and Stephanie Shaw strike a pose for Something Extra at the company's 'Evening of Glitz and Glamour and Oscars' reception on Saturday at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St Andrew.