Dress code: Ugly

Now that the annual Christmas parade has finished winding its way through Little Washington we can look forward to the early evening visit by Santa Claus to the Laurel Mills Store in Castleton on Saturday, Dec. 15th, from 5 to 7 p.m.

“Please come and have some hot chocolate with us,” invites proprietor Danny Hitt. “You are encouraged to wear your ugliest Christmas sweater.”