By LORETTA FULTON It’s official! The 2022 Christmas season is underway, with concert music, light displays, Living Nativity scenes, opera, a Christmas parade, and more festivities. Following is a partial list of upcoming Christmas events. To add to the list, send information to editor@spiritofabilene.com ABILENE COMMUNITY BAND CHRISTMAS CONCERTThe Abilene Community Band will present its Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m.
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The calendar is already filling up with Christmas events, from The Messiah to Christmas at The Zoo. The following list will be updated continuously. To add a Christmas-related event, email details to editor@spiritofabilene.com ABILENE COMMUNITY BAND CHRISTMAS CONCERT The Abilene Community Band will present its Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, at the Paramount Theater. Admission is free.
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By LORETTA FULTON Outdoor Christmas activities may be more popular than ever this year as people are looking for reasons to get out of the house and put thoughts of COVID-19 behind them for a while. Following is a partial list of upcoming events and cancelations. To add to the list, email editor@spiritofabilene.com CITY SIDEWALKSThe annual Christmas parade normally held the
Read moreThe annual Christmas Lights Parade won’t be held this year, but not even COVID-19 can put a damper on all Christmas activities. As in the past, downtown Abilene will sparkle with seasonal lighting and events, beginning with Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28. That evening, Mayor Anthony Williams will flip a switch at 6 p.m. to light the 62-foot tall
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The Christmas season roared into Abilene the first week in December, with something for every taste available every night. The Abilene Downtown Association’s annual City Sidewalks hit the streets running, with the Christmas tree lighting, parade, caroling, food, and more. Not to be outdone, Hardin-Simmons University staged a fun evening of music and the lighting of a tree on Dec.
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By LORETTA FULTON What could be more Christmasy than an outdoor sing-a-long ending with merry carolers belting out “Joy to the World” or an operatic rendition of Handel’s “Messiah”? How about voices from seven church choirs joining the Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra for two presentations Dec. 7? And if that’s not enough, toss in a performance by the Abilene Christian School
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Advent, the season leading up to Christmas, starts Sunday, Dec. 2, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to start planning to attend Christmas events. Following is a list of Christmas-related events coming soon: CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE AT HEAVENLY REST The Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest Christmas invites the public to a Christmas Open House, beginning at 4:30 p.m.
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