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CHECK BACK IN LATE SPRING FOR INFORMATION
ON CHRISTMAS TOWN USA .....
2020
CELEBRATING 65 YEARS
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FROM USA
TODAY.....
CHRISTMAS TOWN # 2
The top 10 winners in the category
Best Public Holiday Lights Display are as follows:
1. Bentleyville “Tour of Lights” - Duluth, Minn.
2. Christmas Town USA - McAdenville, N.C.
3. Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill - Clifton Mill
4. Bright Nights at Forest Park - Springfield, Mass.
5. Festival of Lights - Riverside, Calif.
6. Nights of Lights - St. Augustine, Fla.
7. Holiday Light Show - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
8. Austin Trail of Lights - Austin
9. Balboa Park December Nights - San Diego
10. The Lights of Christmas Festival - Stanwood, Wash.
A panel of experts partnered with 10Best editors to
pick the initial 20 nominees, and the top
10 winners were determined by popular vote.
Congratulations to all these winning holiday events!
Check the results....
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-public-holiday-lights-display-2019/
STEVE
RANKIN
srankin@carolina.rr.com
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WELCOME
TO MCADENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
Official Site of
CHRISTMAS
TOWN USA
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1956 - 2019
Our 64TH Year
Each night from
December 2 - December 26
Monday - Friday
5:30 until 9:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday
5:30 until 11:00 pm
More
information below
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What
will I see when I visit...
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In
the common areas of town
A
large Nativity scene
In the front yard of the McAdenville Baptist Church
Over 250 Evergreens, covered with more than
one-half million red, white and green lights.
In the center of Christmas Town
A large lake circled with dozens of
Evergreens, draped with hundreds of lights. |
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Historical McAden Mills Bell
Tower....
Located
near the lake
towering high above our beautiful lights
stands the Historical McAden Mills Bell Tower.
The Bell Tower was constructed in 1883.
To entertain our visitors who walk thru each December,
seasonal music is played nightly
from the tower for all to enjoy. |
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Our
homes....
160 beautifully decorated homes.
Each home is uniquely decorated by the homeowner. |
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Remember.....
Drive thru or walk thru as many times as you like.....
There's NEVER A CHARGE to visit McAdenville - Christmas Town USA |
For our
visitors
important information below, please read....
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Our
normal Tree Lighting Ceremony
is December 1.
This year, 2019, December 1 falls on Sunday.
Our school children make up a
large part of our entertainment
and school is not in session on Sunday.
This year our annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
will take place
MONDAY,
DECEMBER 2nd
The ceremony starts at 5:00
pm....
On
the Plaza, in front of the
PHARR FAMILY YMCA
The switch will be pulled at 6:00 pm by
a student from McAdenville Elementary
School
to officially start another Christmas Town USA.
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The lighting ceremony is the only
night the lights come on at 6:00 pm.
After December 2nd thru December 26 the lights will come on at 5:30pm.
2019 Schedule
December 2nd
thru
December 26
The lights glow nightly
Monday - Friday
5:30 - 9:30
pm
Saturday & Sunday
5:30 - 11:00 pm
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Due
to the large number of visitors
and to avoid major traffic jams,
two of our streets..... Church and Academy
are closed to all vehicles.
Church
and Academy Streets are both
NO OUTLET / DEAD-END Streets.
However,
the two streets are open to
Pedestrian Traffic.
We suggest parking and walk thru
the
above streets.
Foot traffic is welcomed.
Both
streets are in the
round-a- bout, located near the
McAdenville Elementary School.
For
information on parking -Click here
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Still
have questions
about McAdenville - Christmas Town,
contact
Steve Rankin...click here
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In the
center of Christmas Town, towering high above our beautiful lights
stands the Historical McAden Mills Bell Tower.
The Bell Tower was constructed in 1883.
To entertain our visitors who walk thru each December,
seasonal music is played nightly from the tower for all to enjoy.
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FROM
THE RESIDENTS OF MCADENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
MERRY
CHRISTMAS TO ALL
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Questions
about McAdenville - Christmas Town contact
Steve Rankin...click here
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Background
music courtesy of
Linda Seeley
You may purchase Ms. Seeley's Solo
Piano Music at.....Click
Here
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Reproduction of any photo(s) without
the written permission
of Steve Rankin is strictly prohibited...
Thank you
©
Steve Rankin 2019
© Steve Rankin 2019 - all photos
© Christmas Town USA
© Christmastown
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For
the 131,667
visitors to
our web site during the
month of December....
and the
600,000
who visit in person...
THANK YOU
for making McAdenville, CHRISTMAS TOWN
USA
one of the
top Christmas
attraction in North Carolina
Questions
about McAdenville - Christmas Town or to contact
Steve Rankin...click here
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