Christmases Past
Scroll down for parade judging results dating back to 2016.
Theme: Christmas on the Farm
2024
Saturday, December 7th
Sponsors:
Town of Orange
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
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Video:
- Highlight video by OC Public Schools
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Prizes
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Best in Show, presented by Partners 1st Federal Credit Union
$300 Orange Church of the Nazarene
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First Responders
1st Place $200 - Orange Volunteer Fire Company
2nd Place $150 – OCHS JROTC
3rd Place $100 – Orange County Sheriff's Office
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Wheeled
1st place $200 - Orange County Public Schools Taylor Education Administration Complex
2nd Place $150 - Lightfoot Elementary & Unionville Elementary
3rd Place $100 - BRAVO Youth Orchestra
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Walking/Mounted
1st Place $200 – Orange Elementary School
2nd Place $150 – Coast 2 Coast Vipers Baseball
3rd Place $100 – Bright Side Early Care and Learning Center
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Performance
1st Place $200 – Prospect Heights Middle School
2nd Place $150 – Gordon-Barbour Elementary School Singing Bulldogs
3rd Place $100 - Locust Grove Middle School Cheerleaders
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Theme: Winter Wonderland
2023
Saturday, December 2nd
Sponsors:
Town of Orange
ESA Solar
United Way of Greater Charlottesville
BayWa r.e.
Orange County Economic Development and Tourism
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
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Videos:
Long-form by James Madison Museum of Orange County Heritage
Highlights by OC Public Schools (All the entries, but not the whole one hour)
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Prizes​​
Best in Show, presented by Partners 1st Federal Credit Union
$300 4-H Homestead Club, 4-H Livestock Cloverbuds, True Blue Cloverbuds
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First Responders
1st Place $200 - Orange Volunteer Fire Company
2nd Place $150 – Orange County Sheriff's Office
3rd Place $100 – Lake of the Woods Volunteer Fire & Rescue
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Wheeled
1st place $200 - Orange Church of the Nazarene
2nd Place $150 - Double D Farms
3rd Place $100 - Rapid Ann Garden Club
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Walking/Mounted
1st Place $200 – McDonough Cutting Horses
2nd Place $150 – Lightfoot Elementary + Unionville Elementary
3rd Place $100 – Bull Run Hunt, presented by Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
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Performance, presented by Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
1st Place $200 – Orange County High School Marching Band
2nd Place $150 – Fork Union Military Academy Marching Band
3rd Place $100 - Bravo Youth Orchestra/ The Music Room
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Club's Choice Awards, chosen by Orange Rotary Club members
In no order, $50 each
- OC Parks & Rec Mower Brigade
- Just Orange
- GW Hebler-Barbara Parks & Val Smith singers
- Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Theme: Christmas in Orange: Past | Present | Future
2022
Saturday, December 3rd
Sponsors:
Chuck Mason & Mason Insurance, Inc.
Town of Orange
Partners 1st Credit Union
Spoon & Spindle Restaurant
Video of 2022 parade
Best in Show
$750 Orange School of Performing Arts
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First Responders
1st Place $500 - Orange Volunteer Fire Company
2nd Place $250 – Lake of the Woods Fire Department
3rd Place $150 – Trevilians Fire Department
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Wheeled
1st place $500 - Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
2nd Place $250 - American Legion Post #156 & Boy Scout Troop #14
3rd Place $150 - Gordonsville Little League
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Walking/Mounted
1st Place $500 – McDonough Cutting Horses
2nd Place $250 – Orange County 4-H
3rd Place $150 – Dolley Madison Garden Club
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Performance
1st Place $500 – Bravo Youth Orchestra/ The Music Room
2nd Place $250 – Prospect Heights Middle School
3rd Place $150 - Orange County Parks and Rec Lawnmower Brigade
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Theme: Christmas in America
2021
Sunday, December 5th
Theme: Lights, Lights, Christmas Lights
2019
Sunday, December 8th
Theme: Christmas Traditions Past & Present
2018
Sunday, December 2nd
Theme: It's a Small World After All
2017
Sunday, December 3rd
Theme: Holiday Music on Main Street