A marion festive time of year the last sunday before christmas always draws big crowds. Its crazy we ended up getting a hotel because he didnt feel like sitting in traffic on the way home. I know a lot of people do their shopping online on amazon and stuff but at the end you need to support the retail. Reporter Holiday Retail sales increased 4 from last year, the hotdog stand outside of macys says sales are up. December is average overall but there are a lot of people looking for gifts and food. Reporter some shoppers score good deals. This is for my brother. It was 30 off on this. Reporter many shoppers are not here just for shopping but for the experience as well. Music, iceskating and sparkling trees. It is fun to see the tree. Reporter for the last 50 years lisa has been taking in the holiday vibe. Shes not planning to spend too much money this year honing in on what christmas is all about. For me its family and being was the ones that you love. It is celebrating any religious affi