Christmas Parade lights up Uptown Jackson

Kyle Fields plays an electric guitar and sends remotely amplified notes ringing throughout South High Street while walking alongside the Jackson Audio & Music Supply float during the city's Christmas parade on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Halie Howard sits inside a Millersville Fire and Rescue truck with her son, Tyler, 3, as Christian Shaffer and Lane Gentry rid on the back while costumed before the Jackson Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kaleb Martin rollerblades around the parade's staging area before the start of the Jackson Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Banner carriers lead the Jackson Marching Chiefs down South High Street during the Jackson Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson R-2 Schools staff members walk alongside a decorated school bus as the parade line stretches behind during the Jackson Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Parade spectators wave to riders on a float in the Jackson Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Members of MyTEAM Triump walk ahead of a group of firetrucks during the Jackson Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Parade participants hand out candy to spectators during the Jackson Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jake Long, owner of Jackson Audio & Music Supply, runs the 1s and 2s while aboard their float in the Jackson Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Perryville siblings Silas Balsman, 18-months, and Ashtyn Balsman, 13, sit together during the Jackson Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Parade participants walk with the TJ's float and distribute candy during the Jackson Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Children retrieve candy from the street during the Jackson Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Santa Claus waves to spectators during the Jackson Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Members of a local Boy Scout troop entertain one another while waiting to ride in the Jackson Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Parade participants prepare their outfits for the Jackson Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Shriners Tri-County clown unit member Don Massey hands candy to children during the Jackson Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Members of the Capaha Antique Car Club drive in the Jackson Christmas Parade on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kyle Fields plays an electric guitar and sends remotely amplified notes ringing throughout South High Street while walking alongside the Jackson Audio & Music Supply float during the city's Christmas parade on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kyle Fields plays an electric guitar and sends remotely amplified notes ringing throughout South High Street while walking alongside the Jackson Audio & Music Supply float during the city's Christmas parade on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Molly Long carries her 11-week-old St. Bernard, Eli, at the end of the Jackson Christmas Parade route on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)