EMMA POPE MCCRIGHT, left, wearing the candle-lit wreath of Santa Lucia, and attendant Astrid Olsen sing during the Santa Lucia Festival, a traditional Advent celebration with Swedish roots. The event, which also featured the Nordic Harmony Singers and organ accompaniment by George Matthew Jr., took place at St. Stephen’s Church in Middlebury on Dec. 13.
Independent photo/John S. McCright