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Christmas Time
in The City
Can you smell the cinnamon? Can you hear jingle
bells in the air? It’s Christmas time in the city!
Each city has special events this time of year to
help enhance your Yule Tide glee. One that we
never miss is Christmas in The Park in Arab.
Each year the Arab City Park glows with over 2
million lights. The lighting ceremony is November
27th and you must be there when they flip the
switch and the park lights up. If you are still
sleeping of your turkey coma and miss the
opening night don’t worry, there are several
weekends with live music and entertainment.
This is a “Must Do” Christmas tradition to add to
the list.
Each city also features a hometown Christmas
parade. You can check the calendar of events to
see a complete list of dates and times. If you
have never been to a local Christmas parade
make this the year to go. There is nothing quite
like your towns Christmas parade. There are the
usuals, like beautiful church floats, dance teams
of all ages, bands trumpeting Good King
Wenceslas, and fire trucks with Santa. But every
now and then, if your really lucky, there will be a
magical float. I will never forget the year I saw an
amazing float covered in white lights and all that
was on it was a young man in a tuxedo with a
sign saying “Will you marry me?” My friend and
I ran about a mile down the parade route to see
what she said. Although we had no idea who
“She” was! That’s what the parades are about. It’
s time to celebrate the holidays with perfect
strangers but also as a community together. By
the way - she said, “Yes”
For all the Sailing Santas out there, you must sail
on down to Guntersville for the “Stars on the
Water” boat parade. When Christmas lights
reflect off the beautiful Guntersville lake you
almost feel transported to Key West for the night.
The only difference is that we will need plenty of
hot chocolate to stay warm. Make plans for cold
weather, blankets, warm clothes and lots of loved
ones to snuggle with.
With all the bright lights of the season, it is very
easy to forget why we celebrate it in the first
place. The singing Christmas Tree at Arab First
Baptist Church is December 6th-8th. Make the
trip to Arab that weekend – it is worth it. When
all the gifts are wrapped and all the food
purchased, come to Arab for the Candlelight
Christmas Eve Communion. The Arab First
United Methodist Church has two services with
an open communion, special music and a
message of hope.
Make this the year when traditions are born!
There is something happening near you that will
make the season a little more special. Remember
to check the “Calendar of Events” for times and
dates and go online at www.thesouthernvillage.
com for more info. Merry Christmas for all of us
at The Southern Village!