PARADE

Glendale Christmas parade brings generations, groups together

The festively dressed Apollo High School flag line twirls its plags during the Hometown Christmas Parade Dec. 13 in downtown Glendale.

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Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers, waving in the center, and a group of teens carrying a large American flag banner walk in the Hometown Christmas Parade Dec. 13 in downtown.

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A group from Glendale Community College marches in Saturday's Hometown Christmas Parade.

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Glendale City Council member Dianna Guzman waves to the crowd during the Hometown Christmas Parade Dec. 13 in downtown. Martin Auto Museum provided many of the classic autos for the parade.

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Glendale’s kids are growing up with the Hometown Christmas Parade as a downtown tradition.

Saturday’s 12^th edition of the parade along Glendale Avenue from 52^nd Avenue to 58^th Avenue featured a whopping 126 entries – many of them focused on or including the youth of the community or nearby Peoria or Phoenix.

Apollo High School seniors Lydia Smith and Whitney Christman led the school’s marching band near the front of the parade. Both have marched in the parade in all four years of high school.

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