Parade with movie-star appeal considered the ‘best one ever’

  • Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Madison’s on Main won “Best Overall Float” for its giant shopping bag that was among the entries that rolled down Clayton’s Main Street for the annual Christmas Parade. In the background is the business that is located at 41 Main Street. Thousands attended the Dec. 6 event with lighted floats.
    Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Madison’s on Main won “Best Overall Float” for its giant shopping bag that was among the entries that rolled down Clayton’s Main Street for the annual Christmas Parade. In the background is the business that is located at 41 Main Street. Thousands attended the Dec. 6 event with lighted floats.
  • Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Wearing a king’s crown, Christmas Parade Grand Marshal Tony Penrose says hello to those who gathered along the sidewalk.
    Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Wearing a king’s crown, Christmas Parade Grand Marshal Tony Penrose says hello to those who gathered along the sidewalk.
  • Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Santa Claus waves to the large crowd at the Clayton Christmas Parade on Dec. 6 on Main Street.
    Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Santa Claus waves to the large crowd at the Clayton Christmas Parade on Dec. 6 on Main Street.

    The 2025 Christmas Parade’s floats not only were lit themselves on Dec. 6, but the rolling versions of holiday bliss also shed some more light on this year’s cheer as thousands lined Main Street in Cl…