The Sunday Christmas parade serves as a sort of bookend of the Balloon Rally weekend each December. A pilot who participated in the 43rd Annual Red Rock Balloon Rally built a basket-like float so he could participate in the Dec. 7 parade. Photo Credit: Jenny PondHoliday smiles and laughter were on full display at the annual Christmas parade Dec. 7. Photo Credit: Jenny PondThe mass ascension of balloons is one of the highlights every year of the Red Rock Balloon Rally. Photo Credit: Jason JoeBalloons of all shapes and sizes take to the skies every December during the Red Rock Balloon Rally. This year’s rally happened Dec. 6-8. Photo Credit: Jason JoeSome people may consider “The Nightmare Before Christmas” a Halloween movie, but when Jack Skellington discovers Christmastown, he becomes alive with the Christmas spirit. And he brought that spirit to Gallup during the Dec. 7 Christmas parade. Photo Credit: Jenny Pond
