"Fahoo Fores Dahoo Dores."

Those are the words, apparently, that the Whos sing on Christmas. Do the Whos believe in Jesus Christ of Nazareth? Unclear. What is certain is that presents are incidental to the Who celebration of Christmas while noise, feasting and singing are essential. Holding hands also seems important. And being part of a close-knit and vibrant community… what’s beyond essential? Primary?

In Northampton we have a Christmas tradition that is just as local and homespun as standing in a giant circle and singing about Doreses. The hard-working Whos of Look Park spend all of November bringing out of storage the hand-made light displays that populate the park’s Winter Wonderland. Justin Pelis is the Director of Facilities & Grounds and this merry task falls to him and his crew. And also, pretty much everything. (Just try to picture in your head what parts of Look Park are neither a facility nor a ground.) We talk GFCIs, LEDs and dip a little into Santa’s Trains and when Santa had four legs. Join us, won’t you?

You can find Look Park where Florence and Leeds shake hands and also on the internet at LookPark.org and on the facebook at facebook.com/lookpark01062