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’Tis the Season
The town Christmas Tree and decorated light poles in Front Royal’s Gazebo-anchored Village Commons area before and after additional holiday season lights were placed on surrounding trees by the Public Works crew on Friday, Dec. 3, just prior to the Christmas Parade the following day. Photos by Roger Bianchini
One seasonal float appears to be taking an early dry run as the crowd gathered throughout the late morning and afternoon awaiting the parade’s scheduled 4 p.m. start.
Santa greets and is hugged by happy children in front of Front Royal’s Virginia Beer Museum.
Town Manager Steven Hicks and his dog Charlie are greeted by a Beer Museum elf in the person of Museum proprietor David Downes
The holiday spirit was building throughout the day at the center of Front Royal’s Historic Downtown Business District.
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