Mrs. Claus, Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland, Santa Claus and Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis helped light the tree.
photo by Randall Higgins
Broad Street United Methodist church was one stop on the reverse caroling stroll
photo by Randall Higgins
Main Street Cleveland's Classic Christmas weekend launched the local Christmas holidays Friday night with the community tree lighting.
Once the tree was lighted, the crowd took part in reverse caroling by walking from one location to another to hear choirs sing. Children talked with Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus. There were carriage rides around the courthouse.
The festivities continued with a Christmas parade on Saturday and a classic Christmas concert at Lee University Sunday.