Christmas Spirit in San Rafael

SAN RAFAEL, N.M. - According to Novella Crowther, students at San Rafael Elementary have upheld the tradition of caroling as long as many can remember. She said that the students used to ride on a fire truck through the streets of San Rafael while caroling in previous years. The chief who used to do this passed away a few months ago. That meant that this year, students would make a return to walking through the streets in order to uphold the tradition. The students were led by San Rafael Elementary staff and had Cibola County Sheriff’s Deputies following along with their group to make sure students were safe during their walk to carol door to door through the neighborhoods of San Rafael. Animal Control also patrolled the streets before and during this time to ensure that the students would be able to spread holiday cheer without interruption from stray animals along the way. Several classes of students were in attendance and sang several classic songs for the people who came out of their homes to hear them.