WDAV-FM announcer Rachel Stewart (right) introduces The Beggar Boys during Sunday's live broadcast. More photos below. (Wiley Stewart/WDAV-FM)

A sellout crowd was at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Davidson Sunday, where The Beggar Boys presented their annual Celtic Christmas concert as part of the Music @ St. Alban’s series. The program of holiday music and stories aired live on classical public radio station WDAV-FM, 89.9, and will be re-broadcast on Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec. 25, from 5-7 p.m. Read the full story

A young South Street resident strolls through rows of luminaria toward her front door Saturday night. Residents throughout town put out the small lanterns in a fund-raiser for Davidson Housing Coalition. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Luminaria lined sidewalks, streets and front yards throughout Davidson Saturday night in an expanded version of an annual fund-raiser for local affordable housing nonprofit Davidson Housing Coalition. Read the full story

A bus arrives at Davidson IB Middle School, 7:15 a.m. Friday Dec. 10, as the rising sun lights up the sky. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

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Holiday lights twinkle on the median of Parting Oaks Lane in the River Run neighborhood. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

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Main Street Davidson, 5 a.m. Click to enlarge. (photo panorama by PK Donson)

Davidson resident and photographer P.K. Donson created this panorama of Main Street Davidson from several photos shot one recent morning at 5 a.m. “It was kind of eerie with no cars or people out there,” she said.

For camera fans: She used a Canon camera on a tripod, and shot the series of photos at F22, 100 ISO and a very slow shutter speed (to get maximum clarity).

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Susan (left) and Tom Ross enjoy a ride from Gordon Clark, of the Village Inn. Mr. Ross is president of Davidson College. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Just as a siren wailed to signal the start of the 28th annual North Mecklenburg Christmas Parade Saturday afternoon, the skies opened up and sent sleet, then snow, then rain down on marchers.

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A throng of revelers packed Main Street and South Main Street Friday night for Day 2 of Christmas in Davidson 2010. The crowd included college students, retirees, families and other residents from in and around Davidson as well as from Charlotte and out of state. Brenda Barger was on duty Friday night with her camera to catch festival-goers, businesspeople and other sights.

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Panorama created by combining multiple photos captures activity along Main Street during Christmas in Davidson 2010 on Thursday night. See photo gallery below. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Thousands of visitors got into the holiday spirit Thursday night as Christmas in Davidson 2010 kicked off along Main and South Main streets. Main Street is closed nightly from Jackson Street north to Concord Road, with carolers and other live music, vendors, carriage rides, food booths and special events at local businesses.
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