It was beginning to feel a lot like Christmas at end of lights parade

Sparks fly as the J-N-A. Plastering float rolls down Pine Street during Tuesday’s lighted Christmas parade in downtown Abilene.

If Tuesday’s Christmas parade through downtown Abilene didn’t feel like the holiday at its balmy start, it sure got into the spirit an hour and a half later when it ended.

Selah Giron (right) and Emma Lindsey wait to begin their performance with the rest of the Austin Elementary School Honor Choir. Several school choirs performed before the evening’s parade.

Temperatures dipped as winds ramped up, and what had been crowded streets rapidly thinned as the procession passed the 70-minute mark.

Tuesday’s high temperature was 79 degrees, reached about 2 p.m. By 8 p.m., it was 45 degrees.

Still, those attending enjoyed the sights and sounds of Christmas as the parade snaked its way through downtown.

Lowriders decorated with holiday lights and inflatables proceed through the Pine Street underpass.

Abilene Community Band and Celebration Singers performed, as did musical groups representing a wide range of Abilene ISD campuses

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