The Pritchard Fire Department was well represented in the Chase Country Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2019. (Rick Koch photo)

The Pritchard Fire Department was well represented in the Chase Country Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2019. (Rick Koch photo)

In photos: Santa Claus comes to town

Images the Chase Country Christmas Parade

Christmas spirit bloomed in Chase over the weekend with the community’s 25th annual Country Christmas festivities, including the parade through town.

Photos by Rick Koch

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Carollers treat the crowd to festive song during the Chase Country Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2019. (Rick Koch photo)

Carollers treat the crowd to festive song during the Chase Country Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2019. (Rick Koch photo)

Pete Murray of Pete Murray’s Corn Farm rolls his custom Christmas decorated tractor along the Chase Country Christmas Parade route on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2019. (Rick Koch photo)

Pete Murray of Pete Murray’s Corn Farm rolls his custom Christmas decorated tractor along the Chase Country Christmas Parade route on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2019. (Rick Koch photo)

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