By Gabbi Spivey
MURFREESBORO, Tenn.— Stones River Mall in
Murfreesboro kicked off the holiday season by launching a brand new event on
Nov. 14 featuring complimentary cookies and cocoa, live performances, special
appearances, and the lighting of a 25-foot Christmas tree.
Children of all ages attended "Lights Up"
at Stones River Mall located at 1720 Old Fort Parkway, despite the below-freezing temperatures. After enjoying the free
cookies and cocoa, families were encouraged to go inside the mall and listen to
Middle Tennessee State University’s Steel Drum Band play island-style Christmas
tunes. The band was an especially huge hit with the children. More than 10 of
them were right in front of the stage dancing and laughing with the director. While
waiting to go back outside other attendees enjoyed shopping at some of the
mall’s biggest store like “Dillards”, “Agaci” and “Forever 21”.
Around 6:45 p.m., attendees were asked to go
outside to await special guests. As children lined the sidewalk, Santa arrived
on a horse carriage accompanied by Mrs. Claus, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,
and Frosty. One child was so excited, he pushed
through all the other kids making his way to the front and jumped on Santa to
hug him. Santa and his friends posed for pictures with kids and gave them all
free lollipops from the “North Pole”.
“ I really didn’t know what to expect, but I
was pleasantly surprised with the turn out,” said Justin Robbins, an attendee
of the event.
At exactly 6:59 p.m., the disc jockey started a
countdown starting with 10. As the crowd anxiously anticipated (when everyone
yelled “one!”) the 25-foot tree lit up and everyone cheered.
“We were so excited to introduce this new event
at Stones River Mall,” said Melinda Hudgins Norbitt, marketing manager for
Stones River Mall. "The community came together and succeeded in
creating fun-filled memories for families, and officially starting the
holidays."
Other events for the holidays include "Click
with Ol’ Saint Nick" from Dec 2 -24; "Paws and Claus" on Dec 1, 8 and 15; and "Breakfast and Pajama Party with Santa" on Dec 6. For more
information, visit www.stonesrivermall.com.
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