2024 Holiday festivities around town
December 24, 2024 | Photos by Gordon Miller
Santa and some snowpeople make an impression at Rusty Parker Park. Photo by Gordon Miller
Sunday, Dec. 15, was a popular day for holiday celebrations and events around Waterbury and Duxbury. Photographer Gordon Miller caught the scenes with visiting reindeer and Santa Finn on Stowe Street and Waterbury Rotary’s annual Santa in the Park at Rusty Parker. Mrs. Claus also visited Tiny Acorn with stories, gifts and treats.
We hear Santa also made a stop at Cold Hollow Cider Mill that day before returning on the 19th with the Vermont National Guard convoy that rolled through town.
Duxbury Historical Society also gathered folks together for a sing-along at the Old Meeting House across from Harwood.
Photos below by Gordon Miller with a shot courtesy of Tiny Acorn.
![The Vermont Reindeer Farm from Charleston in the Northeast Kingdom shared one of its stars, Cupid, with Waterbury fans. Photo by Gordon Miller](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9087558f18b57ded1d9a93/1734993250533-12LHII0FDPNTZPXDNFF2/Reindeer+at+Bridgeside+3+gm.jpg)
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![Bridgeside Books staff get into the holiday spirit. Photo by Gordon Miller](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9087558f18b57ded1d9a93/1734993291845-SIUJLD7TAP5B99E9B1TX/Reindeer+at+Bridgeside+11+gm.jpg)
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![More holiday festivities inside Stowe Street Cafe. Photo by Gordon Miller](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9087558f18b57ded1d9a93/1734993359484-VBJUFZ1RV7FRIYA2BUJT/Santa+at+St+St+Cafe+1a+gm.jpg)
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![Santa Finn and company. Photo by Gordon Miller](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9087558f18b57ded1d9a93/1734993365126-R19Y27K7V20N2GGNIM4B/Santa+at+St+St+Cafe+3+gm.jpg)
![Mrs. Claus delights the young crowd at Tiny Acorn with stories told along with shop owner Sally Dain. Photo courtesy of Tiny Acorn](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9087558f18b57ded1d9a93/1735052573295-69G5UMUBEU3VUMHJE24A/Mrs%2BClaus%2Bat%2BTiny%2BAcorn%2B.jpg)
Santa in the Park
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![The Waterbury Rotary Club’s crew for Santa in the Park. Photo by Gordon Miller](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9087558f18b57ded1d9a93/1734993461375-XH0JAPEF0TZHY2O5CSR5/Santa+Park+20+gm.jpg)
Duxbury carols
The same afternoon, the Duxbury Historical Society hosted a community sing-along at the Old Meeting House in South Duxbury, the organization’s home. Here, Ann Harvey (standing) leads “Silent Night” with Nina Towne and Karen Winchester accompanying. See a video clip on the society’s Facebook page. Screenshot
VT National Guard’s Santa Convoy
![On Thursday, Dec. 19, the Vermont National Guard’s Santa Convoy rolled through Waterbury on its way to Berlin. Photo by Gordon Miller](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9087558f18b57ded1d9a93/1734993932245-0V2YV42207YYDNU1HH1A/Army+trucks+Parade+3a+gm.jpg)
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