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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, was the city's largest ever, with more than 80 floats.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, was the city's largest ever, with more than 80 floats.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
WBRC Fox 6 meteorologist and Chelsea resident J-P Dice emceed the 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, was the city's largest ever, with more than 80 floats.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
Cub Scout Pack 353 led the 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, was the city's largest ever, with more than 80 floats.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, was the city's largest ever, with more than 80 floats.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, was the city's largest ever, with more than 80 floats.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, was the city's largest ever, with more than 80 floats.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The Chelsea High School Band marched in the 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The Chelsea High School Band marched in the 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The Chelsea High School Band marched in the 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The Chelsea High School Band marched in the 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The Chelsea High School Band marched in the 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
Sara Grace Estill, the Distinguished Young Woman of Shelby County, rides in the 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, was the city's largest ever, with more than 80 floats.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, was the city's largest ever, with more than 80 floats.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, was the city's largest ever, with more than 80 floats.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
Chelsea Mayor Tony Picklesimer rode in the 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, was the city's largest ever, with more than 80 floats.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
The 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, was the city's largest ever, with more than 80 floats.
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Sam Chandler
Chelsea Christmas Parade
Landon Jones sang Christmas tunes before the start of the 19th annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.
Morning rain showers threatened to soak the 19th Annual Chelsea Christmas Parade on Saturday morning. But skies dried in the nick of time.
Around 10 a.m., rays of sunshine momentarily poked through the clouds hanging over the city.
Even if they hadn’t, it would have been hard to dampen the mood of the hundreds who turned out for one of Chelsea’s most beloved traditions.
“It’s one of the most spectacular events in this city,” said Wayne Morris, a city staffer who emceed the event alongside WBRC Fox 6 meteorologist J-P Dice.
People of all ages lined the parade route, which began at Chelsea Middle School and ended near the Winn-Dixie on U.S. 280.
Members of Cub Scout Pack 353 led the parade. They were followed by local emergency response units, as fire departments from Chelsea, Pelham and Westover all had trucks in the parade.
In total, the event featured more than 80 floats — a record, according to Morris — that represented local businesses, churches, schools and civic groups.
Members of the Chelsea High School Band also participated in the parade, playing Christmas tunes as they marched.
The parade was the first of three Christmas events held in the city on Saturday. A children's party called Jingle and Mingle with Santa followed the parade. Then, the annual Santa Stop event wound through local neighborhoods.
