Community Events
Santa and Rudolph make a pre-Christmas wish-list stop in Historic Downtown Front Royal
The Rotary Club of Warren County sponsored a Saturday morning, December 18, appearance by Santa Claus in Front Royal’s Village Commons in the Gazebo area of the town’s Historic Downtown Business District. As illustrated in the photos below, children of ALL ages were attracted to the event in which Santa was accompanied by Rudolph. There were also candy canes and hot cocoa distributed during the 9 a.m. to noon event with the help of Early Act students from E. Wilson Morrison, serving as volunteer elves under the watchful eye of “papa elf” Rotarian Michael Williams.
And while skies were cloudy, the weather cooperated with doable mid-December temperatures in the 40s, headed toward 50 degrees by Santa and Rudolph’s noon departure in front of some light rain passing through a short time later.
And a “HO, HO, HO,” and season’s greetings to all.
It was the light before Christmas, and all through Front Royal, all the creatures were stirring, Santa’s in town … – Royal Examiner Photos by Roger Bianchini
Kids of all ages gather for Santa.
Santa apparently traveled here in a one-reindeer-powered sled a week before Christmas – But it’ll take the whole reindeer crew to return with all the presents requested. Below, Rudolph out, volunteer elf in – ‘Need anything, Santa?’
A series of family portraits with Santa
An ‘approaching Santa’ sequence, enter the sled carefully and don’t lose that candy cane on the way in or out.
Santa was very helpful with the sled entries and exits.
Dogs like Christmas present too, as Trixie informed Santa with a little assistance.
A lot of camera phones were popping of this visitor, who was very proud to be photographed with Santa.
Candy canes and hot cocoa were provided by EWM-based volunteer elves, who come in all sizes too, to fend off any mid-December chill or sugar deprivation.
Bye, Santa – see you in about a week. If we’re asleep, you know where the tree is.
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