If you need a boost in your Christmas Spirit (or if you’re already overflowing), then you should consider entering your home or business in “The Sights & Sounds Of Christmas” decorating contest, presented by Christmas Uptown! It’s free to enter, and open to all Wabash county residents & businesses.
No specific theme is being announced this year, encouraging entrants to decorate in whatever style highlights your best talents, whether it’s Traditional, Ultra Modern, or Griswald! There will be no Grand Champion winner this year, but in addition to the “Merry & Bright Business Award” and “That’s My Favorite” People’s Choice (as voted for on Facebook Wednesday & Thursday, December 7th & 8th), we’ll announce at least 6 additional winners in categories chosen by the judges.
Think “Best Depiction of a Hollywood Christmas Movie”, “My Favorite Christmas Carol”, or even the “Clark Griswold Award”!. Only our creative judges will know until the announcement Friday morning!. Winners receive a yard sign to display throughout the Christmas season, a $25 Retail Merchants Committee gift check, and a wall plaque to display permanently in their home or business. They also earn bragging rights until December of 2023!
You may also enter and request not to be judged, just included on the map! Forms are available at the drive-thru facilities of First Bank, First Mid Bank & Trust, and First National Bank, as well as the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce @ 601 Market Street (lower level). They may also be downloaded from the forms page on the Wabash County Chamber website or completed directly online from the “Christmas Uptown Mt. Carmel” Facebook page.
Deadline to enter is Monday, December 5th @ 4pm. Judges will travel the county on evenings of the 5th & 6th (if necessary), and winners will be announced Friday, December 9th @ 8am on the WSJD 100.5 “Morning Show”.
The contest is made possible by the Mt. Carmel Eagles, Retail Merchants Committee, Jeff Thompson & Sons Oil Production, Mt. Carmel Lions Club, Travis Thompson Oil Corp., and MotoRad. Please message the Christmas Uptown Facebook page with questions.
