Christmas festivities kick off by Sunny Meriwether - posted Wednesday, November 21st, 2012 @ 12:00 pm  E-mail Story |  Print Story  The holiday season is upon us, and once again "Christmas on the River" delivers a myriad of family friendly events to Ouachita Parish. Holiday events kickoff this weekend with more than a month of festivities. Sheila Snow, communications director for the Monroe-West Monroe Convention and Visitors Bureau, said a new feature this year is the Freedom Tree at the Chennault Aviation and Military Museum, and it's already alight. ..... For the full story, subscribe to the The Ouachita Citizen's NEW E-Edition!