Photoblogging the annual Knoxville Christmas Parade
Went to the Knoxville annual Christmas Parade last night. The newspaper said this morning there were about 35,000 in attendance which I think is pretty good since the temperature was around 30 degrees. There were lots of cold, happy people in attendance.
Everyone is excited, the parade is fixing to start……..
Here’s the Karns High School marching band….they did a great job.
And more marching bands…………….
We got to our spot about 45 minutes before the parade started to get a good spot. That turned out to be a good because people were 5 and 6 deep behind us after the parade started. Lots of kids of all ages, lots of happy faces in spite of the cold, and lots of shouts of “Merry Christmas” and “Where’s Santa Claus Mommy?”
And what’s a parade without lots of floats…………..there were lots of floats.
The Knoxville Fire Department was well represented with several engines and firemen. This is their now retired, 1907 American-LaFrance horse drawn steam engine. It’s driven by retired firefighters.
with some antique firefighters onboard.
I didn’t get this one’s name……sorry.
And last but certainly not least…..here’s Santa Claus in person…………
Santa was saying “Merry Christmas” to all and looking for good little boy & girls.
A great parade as usual and 35,000+ happy folks went home to dream of Santa and his upcoming visit along with visions of sugarplums.
Merry Christmas to all.
BTW, it’s still not too late to put a nice Knoxville area house or condo under your Christmas tree…..KnoxvilleHomeCenter.com is the place to shop.