It was three sleeps until Christmas and Ken Baade, I mean Santa, sat jollily on his mighty sleigh; the bearded, white-haired man handed candy to children at the far end of Guthridge Parade, Sale.
Bare feet moistened as local children sprinted across the dewy grass, shouts of parents in the distance echoing, “watch out for the cars”.
Lights glistened against the dark night sky, and the chiming of bells resonated across nearby Stephenson Park.
Families of all shapes and sizes, pairs of lovers and groups of friends too, strode the streets of Sale, gazing at dazzling Christmas lights, as one would foreign animals at the Melbourne Zoo.
With COVID restrictions far behind us, this year’s Christmas festivities got well underway, with myriad Wellington Shire residents putting up the most incredible Christmas light displays.
While Christmas may be over, with lights soon to come down; we thought it best to name a few of our favourite displays from Sale and surrounds that you can visit next year, so no one misses out.
Zoe Askew’s top 10 Christmas Lights for 2022:
• 356 Three Chain Road, Maffra.
• 109 Carpenter Street, Maffra.
• 42 Queen Street, Maffra.
• 40 Guthridge Parade, Sale.
• Peppercorn Close, Sale.
• Unit 1-2 Glass Street, Sale.
• Woodford Place, Sale.
• 8 Tambar Court, Sale.
• 50 Fitzroy Street, Stratford.
• 8 Findley Court, Stratford.
