Ring in the happiest time of the year with the lighting of the official Rutherford County Christmas Tree on Friday, December 2. Murfreesboro's Historic Downtown Square will be filled with sounds of the season and the anticipation of the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus.
The celebration begins at 6 p.m. Bree Smith, Storm 5 Meteorologist, News Channel 5, will emcee the festivities.
Brittney Spencer, with MTSU's Generation of Purpose Gospel Choir, along with Cason Lane Academy Choir, Central Magnet School Choir, and Campus School Choir will perform some of our favorite Christmas songs. Jimmie Lou Tate's Dancer's School will feature some of their ballet and tap dancers. The Murfreesboro Center for the Arts will present a preview of the musical The Christmas Schooner.
After arriving, Mr. and Mrs. Claus will flip the switch, lighting the official Rutherford County Christmas Tree. They will then proceed to the Courthouse to be available for photographs and listen to the Christmas wishes of the children.
Sponsors for this event are Main Street Murfreesboro, Murfreesboro Electric Department, Bell & Associates Construction, Dempsey Vantrease & Follis, First Tennessee Bank, True North Geographic Technologies, Rutherford County, and Murfreesboro City Schools. Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus are kindly being sponsored by downtown lawyers.
A beautiful Christmas tree, holiday music and performances, meeting Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, shopping at many of the downtown businesses, and enjoying the beautiful window displays, all great reasons for visiting Murfreesboro's Historic Downtown Square on Friday, December 2. For more information, contact the Main Street office, (615) 895-1887.
Santa's Courthouse Schedule:
- Friday, December 2, 6-8 p.m. Bring your own camera.
- Saturday, December 3, 12-4 p.m. Bring your own camera.
- Friday, December 9, 6-8 p.m. Shacklett's Photography.
- Saturday, December 10, 12-4 p.m. Bring your own camera.
- Friday, December 16, 6-8 p.m. Shacklett's Photography.
- Saturday, December 17, 12-4 p.m. Bring your own camera.
The Main Street Program is affiliated with the National Trust for Historic Preservation's National Main Street Center and follows the tenets of that program. Main Street capitalizes on the unique character of the courthouse square and the surrounding business district with the goal of transforming it into the cultural, social, professional and retail center of Rutherford County ... in essence, the hub of community life.
