Getting in the spirit: Christmas festivals, parade a hit

Santa Claus rides through the snow on the back of a fire truck to the Winter Wonderland at Florida Gateway College on Saturday. (ROB WOLFE/Special to the Reporter)
Santa Claus rides through the snow on the back of a fire truck to the Winter Wonderland at Florida Gateway College on Saturday. (ROB WOLFE/Special to the Reporter)

A wave of Yuletide spirit enveloped Columbia County during the weekend as Christmas festivals were held around the county on Saturday.

Whether it was thousands of shoppers gathered in downtown Lake Cit…