In what's become a tradition at Route 66 News, here is the annual video Christmas greeting from Frank and Lynne Kocevar, the former owners of Historic Seligman Sundries in Seligman, Arizona. This year's video shows various Christmas scenes throughout the Southwest, mostly in Texas and Arizona. https://vimeo.com/892555045 Looking over our archives, this is the Kocevars' … Continue reading Frank and Lynne’s video Christmas card for 2023
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From the holiday playlist: “Santa’s Got a Mean Machine”
So I recently did a little Google searching, trying to find any sort of song about Route 66 and Christmas together. I utterly struck out with that quest. So you budding songwriters, here's your chance to fill a niche. In the meantime, I did find this gem by Tulsa-based rockabilly artist JD McPherson, who a … Continue reading From the holiday playlist: “Santa’s Got a Mean Machine”
A bit of holiday cheer from the Mother Road
It's Christmas Eve, and what better way to get into the holiday spirit than to see a few examples of great holiday decor than from Route 66? First, the Devil's Elbow Bridge in Devil's Elbow, Missouri, which has been decorated each Christmas season for nearly a decade: View this post on Instagram A post shared … Continue reading A bit of holiday cheer from the Mother Road
Check out this Normal man’s display of 900 Christmas decorations at his home
If you want to see what likely is the king of outdoor Christmas decorating, Mike Holtz's home in Normal, Illinois, probably rules them all. Holtz's residence at 1210 W. Hovey Ave., a half-mile west of Route 66, features about 900 blow-mold Santas, gingerbread men, snowmen, reindeer and even a few aliens in his yard, on … Continue reading Check out this Normal man’s display of 900 Christmas decorations at his home
Claremont church erects an unusual nativity along Route 66
This is the time of year when people cruising Route 66 will see many outdoor decorations commemorating the upcoming Christmas holiday. The Claremont United Methodist Church, situated along Foothill Boulevard (aka Route 66) in Claremont, California, recently put up a Christmas-themed nativity of the figures of Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus Christ. But this nativity … Continue reading Claremont church erects an unusual nativity along Route 66
“Santa and My Semi”
Regrettably, I never have found any songs that mix the Christmas season with Route 66. Maybe someday it'll happen ... In the meantime, here's a truck-driving song about the Yuletide season by Texas country artist Dale Watson. It's a cut from Watson's enjoyable 2001 album, "Christmas Time in Texas." https://youtu.be/AdA46d_w6lo
Frank and Lynne Kocevar’s Arizona Christmas card
It's become a tradition for Frank and Lynne Kocevar of the Route 66 Experience and former owners of Historic Seligman Sundries in Seligman, Arizona, to produce their annual video Christmas card from Arizona. And here it is. Merry Christmas from Our Home to Yours from Route 66 Experience on Vimeo. Again, it appears Lynne is … Continue reading Frank and Lynne Kocevar’s Arizona Christmas card
Wigwam Motel gets decked out for Christmas
For the first time Sunday, the Wigwam Motel in San Bernardino, Calif., was decorated for Christmas -- thanks partly to the efforts of kitsch aficionado Charles Phoenix. Motorists on Route 66 in the Inland Empire got their first look Sunday evening at one of the motel's decorated concrete wigwams during the so-called Wig Wam Holiday Lighting … Continue reading Wigwam Motel gets decked out for Christmas
Cars Land decked out for Christmas
Cars Land at Disney's California Adventure Park gets all decorated for Christmas each year. Here's a video of what it looks like strolling down Radiator Springs' version of Route 66: https://youtu.be/qTXpUCrHaCk