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Video: Athens Cowboy Choir Played Flagpole‘s Parade of Lights Float


Last night, the annual Parade of Lights took over downtown Athens for a celebration of all things festive. As has become tradition, Flagpole, the 40 Watt Club and AthFest Educates teamed up to sponsor the official Athens Music Scene float. This year, we invited the Athens Cowboy Choir to regale onlookers with holiday songs “from just outside the city.”

Check out two videos of the action below, shot by Flagpole production director Larry Tenner:

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