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Great weather means large crowd in Rehoboth Beach

Tree-lighting, singing usher in Christmas season in Nation’s Summer Capital
RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
December 1, 2016
Rehoboth Beach and Main Street officials – left – join on the Bandstand to usher in the holiday season as Doug Yetter plays the keyboard. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Members of the Village Improvement Association bring in the season with their voices. Singing are (l-r) Fay Kempton and Kathy Osterholm and in the back row are Mary Folan and Roxanne Nelson. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
With top hat, Drexel Davison is emcee for the traditional Rehoboth Beach yule event. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Sussex Dance Academy performers in this season’s “The Nutcracker” pass out candy canes to the crowd. They are (l-r) Kristina Alexander, Emma Brower, Claudia Walker, Lizzy Krams, Abeygail Evans and Emilee Dorey. Go to sussexdance.com for a schedule of their Christmas performances. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
A huge crowd strains to get a view of the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Doug Yetter leads the crowd singing Christmas favorites. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Young carolers have the best seat in the house during the Rehoboth Beach tree-lighting event. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
A colorful Christmas tree is the centerpiece of decorations throughout Rehoboth Beach. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Village Improvement Association members lead the large crowd signing Christmas songs. From the left are Linda Crowe, Kathy Osterholm and Patt Madison-Gauger. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Caroline Rausch, who will be 2 years old on Christmas Eve, wraps herself up as she dances under the Rehoboth Bandstand. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Abiigail Rausch, 3, flashes a Christmas smile as she’s held by her dad, Chris, president of Rehoboth Beach Main Street. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Joyce McCoy, Sandy Roberts, Theda Blackwelder and Carol Hall sing in the season with the Village Improvement Association chorus. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO

Rehoboth Beach is officially lit for the Christmas season. Sponsored by Rehoboth Beach Main Street, more than 1,000 people crowded around the Bandstand Nov. 25 for the annual tree lighting and hometown sing-along led by Doug Yetter with backup from the Village Improvement Association chorus.