NO PLACE LIKE HOME
No Place Like Home: Small town holiday spirit
Posted: Dec 15, 2011 9:05 PM by Jeanette Trompeter
Updated: Dec 15, 2011 11:40 PM
Bing Crosby and millions of other have found themselves dreaming of a white Christmas over the years. And it's a wonderful thing to experience. But when you're from the central coast, holiday traditions look a bit different than in other parts of the country. But there's still no place like home, ....especially at the holidays.
Central Coast celebrations this time of year, may not look like a Kodak commercial. We don't have Clydesdales prancing across new fallen snow to bring us a Budweiser, but we have plenty of holiday spirit none the less. Santa may be from the snowy north pole, but he likes it here enough to take time to cruise down main streets from Santa Barbara to Paso Robles. And he can't do parade appearances in convertibles everywhere.
Our Christmases may not be white, but they're full of holiday cheer. In fact, it seems communities are digging deeper than ever into their festive reserves this year to serve up a heaping helping of holiday spirit. And in the process, they're wiping out some of the gloom and doom of the year behind us.
our annual treks through city streets may be a far cry from displays of Macy's magnitude in New York, but ours offer up something you can't find in the Big Apple. "You know people who are here. And you always recognize at least half of the floats, and everyone's got kids, and it's just a friendly place to be!" says Gillian McCallum.
And though the reasons for the season differ among us, we seem to be able to honor and respect those differences as well. Because wide eyed wonder in the eyes of children, a little sparkle in the eyes of grown-ups who've weathered a tough year, and smiles and happy greetings of good will are something we can all celebrate.
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