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Everyone has wonderful memories of Christmas. However, the generation fortunate enough to celebrate Christmases from the 1920s through the 1960s might have more cherished memories. It was about 1916 that electric Christmas lights were first used in Greenville. In 1928, the Merchant’s Association began putting a 30 ft. Christmas tree on top of the traffic island at Five Points. In the 1960’s there used to be a nation-wide radio broadcast from Greenville, issuing a Tar Heel Christmas greeting to the whole country.
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Christmas was a lot different in the 1880s than it is today. In Greenville, merchants sold Florida oranges with other fruits, turkey, oysters and everyone's favorite--whiskey. Social activities of the day included the usual dances, balls, hops, and Germans, interspersed with late suppers, jousting tournaments, different religious celebrations, and bands with singers. In 1883, Col. Isaac A. Sugg, a local capitalist, bought all the fireworks in town and on Christmas Day gave them away to all the kids. There was a parade by the Rough and Ready Fire Company, serenaded by cornet and brass bands. The Post Office was even open for a short time on Christmas Day.