by Tom Chillemi –
For 27 years the Urbanna Hometown Christmas Parade has been one magical night each year that brings out the children in all of us.
“Hometown” sums up the event presented on the first Friday of December. Urbanna Town Council funds the award plaques. Firefighters with the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) “flip burgers” and sell food. Countless volunteers give their time. And behind it all has been the MVFD Women’s Auxiliary.
The “Hometown” parade and events may be imitated, but never duplicated, because they are as unique as Urbanna. It’s a community effort from beginning to end.
There’s good food, decorated trees to judge, Christmas caroling on the steps of Bristow Store and a parade that’s topped by the arrival of Santa Claus.
Surprises
Nothing beats a parade for entertainment that surprises. You never know what the next float will be. Every “act” or display is a mini performance.
The size varies from big “road tractors” used to haul highway trailers, to a couple costumed as “The Cat in the Hat” and “The Grinch that Stole Christmas,” with golf carts and church floats in between.
Groups put a lot of thought and time into creating floats with lights, Christmas scenes, and almost every available decoration. A 1967 Volkswagen Beetle had presents piled on its roof…
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