The parade of cars, decked out with lights and tinsel and blaring their horns, turned into the court of the Garden Inn in Spotsylvania County.
Bringing up the rear was a trailer full of wrapped gifts and Santa Claus seated in the back of a truck.
Tinsley Hart, 6, and her sister Kali, 8, were so excited that they ran out of their room barefoot and in short sleeves to greet the parade, which was organized by local nonprofit Transitions 4 You to deliver presents and holiday cheer to families living in area motels.
âI think itâs a unicorn!â said Tinsley, clutching a wrapped box and jumping up and down.