People lined the streets for the 12th Annual Maxton Christmas Parade on Saturday.

Thousands of people watched as more than 100 floats, cars and bands marched down the street.

"I think it went very well," Delia Quaison said. "The weather was nice."

Quaison is the public relations officer for the Maxton Christmas Parade Committee.

The people who came also seemed to enjoy it.

"It was nice," Eric Smith said of the parade. "There was no violence, no fighting. Everyone came together as a family."

The parade had more than 20 registered floats and a record number of walking participants as well as cars, four-wheelers, motorcycles and antique cars, according to Quaison.

"I don't think we had quite as many spectators as we had last year, but it was wonderful," Quaison said. "We served breakfast to the senior citizens and brought them to the stands in limousines."

Quaison thinks the threat of rain and cold weather may have kept people indoors.

"The cars were great," Carol Priore said. "The bands in the school were a lot of fun as well."

Priore has only lived in Maxton for a little over a year and this was the first parade she's attended. She said she likes living in Maxton and finds people there to be friendly.

"It was good," said seven-year-old Mary Calhoun. Her favorite part was to "see Santa Claus."

Calhoun initially said she had told Santa what she wanted for Christmas, but later said "Actually, I don't know what I want yet."

S & L Jackson Funeral Home was there passing out batteries to parade attendees.

"We are doing it as a community service," Frank Gabber said. "We are giving them to people to appreciate Christmas."

The parade started at Townsend Middle School, and then followed Austin Street to Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive before turning down Patterson Street. The parade stopped in front of a platform with senior citizens to perform and to be judged.