Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. This year's Monticello Christmas celebration was a holiday delight for locals and visitors alike. For the first time in seven years of Monticello Christmas history, the event was scheduled to begin on Saturday afternoon, rather than the usual Friday evening. The afternoon and evening of holiday cheer, which took place on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 3 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., may have been held at the same time as other holiday events in nearby Madison and Tallahassee, but that didn't stop this year's festival from being a big one for the books! Unlike last year's celebration, there was no rain to speak of at this year's event, but there was a certain nippy c