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SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Township celebrated its annual Christmas Aglow with all sorts of Christmas decorations and activities to start off the holiday this year on Dec. 6 at the Shelby Township Hall.
Christmas Aglow began with Shelby TV’s holiday stage show with the Utica High School choir, and then a drone show lit up the sky to put on a colorful light show in Christmas designs.
There were also bonfires and horse-drawn wagons, and attendees made Christmas crafts and sipped hot cocoa.
There were also cookies to munch on. This year’s North Pole ambassadors, selected from the Shelby Township Christmas Coloring Contest winners, presented Santa Claus with the key to the township.
New to the event was a live animal experience courtesy of the Friends of the Shelby Township Library. There were also two “Christmas Unicorns” available for rides.
After the tree lighting, Santa and Mrs. Claus took photos with children while a string quartet, balloon artists and a strolling magician were putting on their shows.
While supplies lasted, kids received a free coloring tote from the Shelby Township Library to commemorate Christmas Aglow. Kids could also stop in the children’s area to send Santa a letter in a special mailbox to receive a reply from Santa.
Ryan Russell, from Sterling Heights, said he thought the event was fun, entertaining and had a lot of different activities.
“I really enjoyed the music, and the thing I enjoyed most was the drone show. It showed different (designs from) movies and different effects. Santa Claus on the fire engine was pretty cool as well,” he said.
Amber Mingle, from Chesterfield Township, said she really enjoyed the drone show.
“I think it’s really amazing that they can do all those things. They had Santa and they had the elf walking — that was probably my favorite. I definitely enjoyed all the activities they had going on in the library. It made my kids excited to see all the books in here, so it was a nice event. I’m appreciative,” she said.
The Friends of the Shelby Township Library’s popular annual Books by the Bundle Sale was open, and themed book bundles were available wrapped in ribbon, bows and ready for affordable gift-giving.
For more information on Shelby Township’s Christmas and holiday programs and events, visit shelbytwp.org/Christmas.
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