OCEAN CITY – Ocean City is adding to the holiday cheer with the 40th Annual Ocean City Christmas Parade marching along Coastal Highway on Saturday.
The holiday parade starts at 11 a.m. on Old Landing Road and marches northbound in the southbound lanes of Coastal Highway to the judges’ stand at 120th Street.
The event will feature more than 60 units, including high school bands, antique cars, colorful holiday floats and more.
47 ABC WMDT Good Morning Delmarva Anchor Jordie Clark and DJ BK from Radio Ocean City will be the Masters of Ceremony. Professional judges will review bands and other units in nine categories, with trophies being awarded after conclusion of the parade.
Don’t miss the post-parade reception hosted by the Carousel Hotel, bringing additional family fun for participants and patrons alike. Festivities at the hotel will begin immediately after the parade conclusion and will ice skating, a DJ playing continuous holiday music and free photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus. In addition, complimentary winter refreshments will be available.
It really should be called “Christmas parade in Ocean City” not “Ocean City Christmas parade” because it’s one thing to allow a Christmas parade in Ocean City, and quite another for their to be an Ocean City sanctioned Christmas parade. Christmas Parade in Ocean City is Constitutionally permissible, but Ocean City Christmas parade is not. But nobody will care because nobody cares about the First Amendment anymore. But just wait until an Islamic majority starts legislating religion in a local jurisdiction somewhere. Then the outrage will occur.
Semantics. We all know what it means but it’s so trivial we don’t bother.
How can this be the 40th annual Christmas parade in Ocean City? I distinctly remember attend OC Christmas parades in 1970, 1971 and 1972. Does Ocean City have their own version of math?
Separate Church and State!