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Published December 07, 2011, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: 2011 Candlelight Stroll

Holiday event in downtown Hudson


Shane Jorgenson of Lost Creek Ranch, Cameron, gives a group a horse-drawn wagon ride through downtown Hudson. Jorgenson reported that he and an assistant, who was at the reins of another carriage, were busy throughout their three hours in Hudson. The carriage rides were paid for by Christiansen Creative and Gagnon Inc.

  • Shane Jorgenson of Lost Creek Ranch, Cameron, gives a group a horse-drawn wagon ride through downtown Hudson. Jorgenson reported that he and an assistant, who was at the reins of another carriage, were busy throughout their three hours in Hudson. The carriage rides were paid for by Christiansen Creative and Gagnon Inc.
  • Members of the Hudson High School Swing Choir, directed by Kari Heisler, sing a Christmas carol in Joyful Expressions art and gift shop on Second Street. The singers, from left, are Casey Fall, Zoe Vnak, Samantha Law Gotich, Laurel Cannon, Eli Baumgartner, Jake Chlan, Ally Kreye, Tucker Millett, Nicole Lewandowski, Nicole Stagg, Meredith Howard, Charlie Johnson, Andy Klandermann, Emily Meyer, Carter Johnson, Colin Eral, Kevin Pelzel and Andy Leines. Photos by Randy Hanson
  • The ShamRocks, a middle-school age swing choir from St. Patrick School, entertain shoppers in Lavender Thymes.
  • The windows of Pangea International Jewelry & Gifts are framed in Christmas lights, adding to the city’s lights in a boulevard tree.
  • A string ensemble from the Hudson High School orchestra plays holiday music in the atrium of the Second Street Crossing building. The musicians are, from left, Christopher VanSomeren, Alex VanSomeren, Ryley Jurek, Elijah Verdoorn, Noah Burns and K.C. Schomas.
  • Luminaries line a Locust Street sidewalk.
  • The HHS Swing Choir sings its way into a downtown shop. From left are Carter Johnson, Laurel Cannon, Andy Klandermann, Eli Baumgartner, Andy Leines, Meredith Howard, Samantha Law Gotich, Ally Kreye, Casey Fall, Jake Chlan and Colin Eral. The choir sang a wild variety of Christmas carols in a cappela four-part harmony — including “Silent Night,” “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” “Ding Dong Merrily on High” and more.