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IMAGE GALLERY: Santa Draws Several Thousand to Milford

Santa Claus knows how to draw a crowd. A warm night for December helped, too, as several thousand people turned out Sunday to watch the Welcome Santa Parade.

By Jim Calarese
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December 5, 2011

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Waiting for Sunday's annual Christmas parade to come up Main Street are first row L to R Sarah Phelan, 4, Madison Proper, 8, holding Diego, and Nicholas Abbatinozzi. Second row are Noah Asiaf, 5, Matt Phelan, 6, and Nicholas Asiaf, 6. Jim Calarese

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Waiting for Sunday's annual Christmas parade to come up Main Street are first row L to R Sarah Phelan, 4, Madison Proper, 8, holding Diego, and Nicholas Abbatinozzi. Second row are Noah Asiaf, 5, Matt Phelan, 6, and Nicholas Asiaf, 6.

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Carolers from the First Congregational Church in Milford entertain the crowd on the corner of Main and Exchange Streets while waiting for the parade to start.

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Three year old Cloe Boccia blocks her ears from the piercing wale of the fire department sirens while keeping warm inside grandma Cheryl Boccia's car.

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A group of young ladies enjoy the parade in front of The Music Nook on Main Street Sunday evening.

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Engine No.1 from Mendon is all decked out in lights as it passes through Lincoln Square.

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Frosty and Rudolph are leading the Milford National Bank float.

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Milford residents and their children and grandchildren turned out in large numbers Sunday to welcome Santa Claus, in the annual Welcome Santa Parade.

Organized by the Milford firefighters' union, the parade drew fire trucks from surrounding towns, two marching bands, several dancing troupes and dozens of floats.

A World War II era cannon kept everyone jumping. And, at the end, of course, Santa Claus rode through town on his own float.

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