Pam Reynolds, owner of Rome Street Gallery and Art Supplies, puts up a window display made out of watercolor Charlie Brown cutouts in preparation for a competition between the stores on Adamson square, part of the first annual Holiday Wishes Christmas Celebration. Merchants on the square stayed open until 8 PM Wednesday.

Justin Roos, 8, tells Santa his Christmas wishes Thursday. Santa arrived at Adamson Square on the last float of the annual Christmas parade and ordered the lighting of the trees around the square. Robert Fazio, chairman on the Main Street Board of Directors, said this year's parade had 36 floats, one of the largest in the history of Carrollton's Christmas parades.

Jordan Mason, 6, left, his brother, Johnathan Mason, 7, and Patra Bonner, 9, visit with horses pulling a carriage around Adamson Square at the Holiday Wishes Celebration Thursday. The carriage rides were available for free along with several other activities after the annual Christmas parade.

Zeke Ussery, 2, and his cousin Christian Underwood, 10, look at Christmas decorations set up along Adamson Square Thursday. This was the first year the annual Christmas parade was followed by a holiday celebration on the square with businesses along the square staying open until 8 PM to participate in the festivities.

Ten-year-old Olivia Nolen, a fifth grader at Carrollton Middle School and a member of the CMS Singers, blows off her ignited marshmallow around a fire Thursday on Adamson Square. The toasted marshmallows were just one of several events at the Holiday Wishes Christmas Celebration and Parade presented by Carrollton Mainstreet and 1st National Bank of Georgia.

William Henry, 4, and his sister, Brittney, 7, enjoy lollipops while waiting along Alabama Street while waiting for the Holiday Wishes Christmas Parade to begin Thursday.

Members of Carrollton High School's marching band perform in the Holiday Wishes Christmas Parade Thursday on Adamson Square.