In a year unlike any other, a Santa Fe Christmas tradition continues.
And by all accounts, preparations for the celebration of candlelight appeared this week to be just as busy as in years past.
Although the decades-old tradition of an evening stroll along a farolito-lined Canyon Road â complete with thousands of people, carolers, bonfires and open shops â has morphed into a drive-by event, art galleries said they were preparing to lay out hundreds of farolitos.
But just how many shops along the vehicle-only route would take part in the festivities remained an open question Wednesday, said Carlos Acosta, a gallery owner on Canyon Road and co-president of the Canyon Road Merchants Association.