THE socialSCENE NATCHEZ, MS

Annual Santa Claus Christmas Eve Party

Each year on December 24 during the Christmas Eve Santa Claus Parade, Andrea and Ray Bradford, along with friends, host a gathering at their home, one of the Santa stops along the parade route, in Natchez, Mississippi. Friends and family are invited to attend in hopes that Santa will share his stash of quarters for the children. Always in the afternoon, this last stop finds Santa and his helpers ready to conclude the parade of merry-making and prepare for the private party Santa Claus hosts for members of the Santa Clause Committee and friends. Photos by Lisa Whittington

Summer Thompson, Russ McSwain, and Nicole Harris

Tracey McCarthy and Andrea Bradford

Adam Blackwell, John Wilkinson, and Skipper Blackwell

Tracey Gammon and Lisa Mayers

Madalyn Kelpe and Julia Brown

Whitney Christian, Piper Smith, and Spencer Kate Christian

Carolyne, Wade, Susannah, Joseph, and Wesley Heatherly

Nicole and Lance Harris

Key Smith and Brian Ratliff

Front—Piper Smith / Back—Tammy

Bradford, Kathy Guyer, Rosalie Dorland, and Carol Jones