“And there were some challenges with that, with traffic lined up all the way out West Lebanon and up North Main (streets),” Interim City Manager/Parks and Recreation Darren Lewis recalled regarding unintended consequences posed by folks being restricted to vehicles. The result was a drive-through caroling event in the downtown area where various musical groups provided live entertainment at various stations along the way as people rode by, capped off with a scaled-down tree lighting outside the Municipal Building. Meanwhile, the musical element debuted last year in response to COVID-19 curtailing both the tree lighting and the annual Mount Airy Christmas Parade, forcing the city to “redo Christmas” in the words of Mayor Ron Niland. has been organized by the Mount Airy Appearance Commission to achieve the best of both worlds, one involving a tree-lighting program at City Hall it’s long spearheaded. Rather than ushered in by Santa’s elves, the gathering - to begin at 6 p.m. 2, in downtown Mount Airy - where North Main Street will be closed for the occasion. Through the magic of Christmas, an event combining a music extravaganza with a traditional tree lighting is scheduled on Thursday, Dec.
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