I wonder, what are the absolutely essential elements of any good Christmas parade? You have to have Santa, right? And I’m thinking you need some reindeer. Some red and green lights. Are elves mandatory? What else? A sleigh would be nice, especially sleighbells. How about some giant candy canes?
I don’t know what’s really essential. But I know you can go ahead and call it a ‘holdiay parade’ without it screwing anything up. Oh, and the baby Jesus is kind of an afterthought on this holiday. He got upstaged a long time ago. You don’t need the baby Jesus or a crucifix to have a swell Christmas parade. But I’m thinking the elves should be mandatory.
Happy shopping, folks.