2010
A cold, wet, snowy weekend was forecast for the first weekend in December, creating a holiday feel for the Festival of Lights parade.
1995
The Coca-Cola Polar Bear led the annual Electric Lights Christmas Parade through downtown Columbus streets lined with an estimated 27,000 spectators.
1970
Unseasonably warm weather brought Christmas shoppers out in droves to the downtown business district and the city’s two shopping centers.