Next weekend

promises to be a busy Christmas weekend in Senoia.

This year's

Light Up Senoia celebration is set for Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. A parade featuring

Santa Claus will kick off the festivities, and the parade will culminate

at the intersection of Main and Seavy Street for the lighting of the tree.

Any resident

who wants to be in the parade should contact Judyl Belisle or another

committee member.

In addition

to the parade, local groups will be selling hot chocolate and other goodies,

and local choirs will contribute to the festive atmosphere.

The parade

will also showcase Senoia's new angel decorations that will be illuminated

during the holiday season.

Tours of seven

historic homes in Senoia decked out for the holidays, along with refreshments

and a live guitar concert, will be available Dec. 8 when the Historic

Senoia Tour of Homes is unveiled from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Sites on the

tour include:

The home of

Annie Doris and Lester Mann, 258 Pylant Street. Built in 1905 as a wedding

gift, it is Neo-Classical in style with large Doric columns.

The home of

Ann and Jack Merrick, 163 Seavy Street. This two-story Victorian Gothic

cottage, adorned with three gables, was built in 1873.

The home of

Tom McKeehan, 371 Pylant Street. This Neo-Classical columned home was

built in 1906. It has a central pedimented portico and Doric columns.

The Culpepper

House Bed and Breakfast, 35 Broad Street, home of Suzanne and Sam Helfman.

Originally built in 1871, it was modified to the Steamboat Gothic style

around the turn of the century.

The home of

Dominique and Glenda Penot, 207 Bridge Street. This one-story cottage

was built in 1904. Renovations begun in 1998 are almost complete.

The home of

Don and Gail Downs, 159 Main Street. Built in 1834 in the Federal style,

the old Starr's Mill home place was attached in the 1880s, then changed

again to a classic Victorian style in the 1890s.

The Headquarters

House of the Senoia Area Historical Society. Renovated extensively in

the past 10 years, it will be the site of the holiday reception.

Admission is

$15 in advance, $17.50 at the door. This includes refreshments and entertainment.