Despite the bitter cold temperatures dropping into the single digits, thousands of people enjoyed last Saturday’s (Dec. 24) Christmas Eve parade.
“Children were still out there waiting for us,” event organizer Brian Cross said. “People wait all year for it.”
Cross said about 40 floats made their way around town. (Saugus Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
Event organizer Brian Cross kicked off the parade route.“Merry Christmas Saugus” was on this float.Kevin and Colleen Wildman waved along the route.Pictured (from left to right): Brenda Perry, Ryan Perry, Janine Mulligan, Jillian Perry and George Perry, of the Saugus Everett Elks Lodge 642, dressed up as the misfit toys from “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys.”Veterans Memorial Elementary School first grader Bentley, 7, and Belmonte STEAM Academy fifth grader Zoey Ripley, 10, with their father, Craig Ripley, and grandmother, Diane Deminski, during Saturday’s Christmas Eve parade along Lincoln Avenue.Melanie Falconer by the Grinch.Family time – this family watched the parade from the comfort of their home.Shown from left to right: Belmonte STEAM Academy fifth grader Cullen Flanagan, 10, Dahlia Al-Nabulsi (in center), 11, and Belmonte STEAM Academy second grader Nora Flanagan, 7.Veterans Memorial Elementary School first grader Bentley, 7, and Belmonte STEAM Academy fifth grader Zoey Ripley, 10, with their father, Craig Ripley, and grandmother, Diane Deminski, during Saturday’s Christmas Eve parade along Lincoln Avenue.The Allison sisters: Belmonte STEAM Academy third grader Charis, 8, and Creation & Learning Station Preschool student Alitheia, 3.Santa and Mrs. Claus waved to children.Dmitry and Lana Sevkovich watched the parade from the intersection of Baker Street and Lincoln Avenue.Reindeer took Santa along for the ride.Santa and Mrs. Claus wished everyone a Merry Christmas.The parade en routeGuests recorded the parade on their phone as it went by.
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