MERRY XMAS – BOAT PARADE – NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA
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Christmas Boat Parades in Los Angeles and Orange Counties
YouTube – Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n2MmFwikn0
First half of the Christmas Boat Parade in Newport Beach, California.
YouTube – 15292 Christmas Boat Parade, Decorations, Newport Beach, CA. 2003, Music, SubWoofer Sound.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxViUCcypKk
Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade – Guide to Watching the Boat Parade
http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/caorangecounty/a/newport_parade.htm
This seasonal event is held every December, but you can see it now in our Photo Tour.
The Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade started in the early 1900s when Venetian gondolier John Scarpa put lights on eight canoes and his gondola. Scarpa might be surprised at what his simple act has spawned, with some entrants in today’s Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade spending over $50,000 to decorate their vessels for the event. It’s a popular local tradition, but the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade has also been ranked one of the country’s top holiday happenings by the New York Times.
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