Some 75 vehicles like the one above are expected to join Santa’s Christmas Eve Parade Monday in Lynn. The organizers have a simple rule about parade floats: nothing dull, please.Christmas Eve parade gets Lynn’s cheery motor running
Some 75 vehicles like the one above are expected to join Santa’s Christmas Eve Parade Monday in Lynn. The organizers have a simple rule about parade floats: nothing dull, please.By G. Jeffrey MacDonald
Globe Correspondent /
December 22, 2012
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This year, participants also will honor victims and survivors of the Dec. 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Some will display banners of remembrance or green-and-white balloons to reflect Sandy Hook’s school colors.
The parade has weathered hard times, including one year when four of the core organizers lost their fathers and weren’t in much mood to celebrate. But sharing cheer no matter the circumstances is what the parade is about. And besides, they’re still waiting for the jackpot: snow on Christmas Eve.
“We’ve never had snow; that’s the one thing we’re missing,” Walsh said. “A lot of us have plows. We’d just put the plows on and go.”
G. Jeffrey MacDonald can be reached at g.jeffrey.macdonald@gmail.com.
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