In downtown Holly, the holidays come to life in true Dickens fashion. Victorian carolers, costumed characters and local shops transform the village into a scene from the 1800s, drawing families back year after year.

The Village of Holly's Dickens Festival is celebrating its 52nd year and is now known as the longest-running Dickens-themed event in the entire country. This weekend, the streets will be filled with holiday traditions you won't find anywhere else.

Linda Stouffer, a Dickens Festival Board member, is one of the organizers.

"We have carolers that go throughout town and they actually go into the different shops and they sing and we will have a petting farm. We have the sledding hill. We have Tiny Tim's tent for the Santa and the kids," Stouffer said.

The event is put on complet

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