
Triangle seniors enjoy the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
Capitol Broadcasting has once again sponsored our favorite December event for seniors. The 57th Annual Golden Years Celebration took place at the Raleigh Convention Center on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
From the days of Fred Fletcher and Uncle Paul Montgomery squeaking out “All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth” to the modern twist of anchor interviews with crowd members during the show, the event delighted members of Raleigh’s Golden Years Clubs.
WRAL-TV Anchor Brian Shrader joined WRAL-TV Anchors Jackie Hyland and Debra Morgan at the Golden Years Celebration for the first time, helping with prize drawings and emceeing the program. WRAL-TV Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel put down his tuba and picked up a mike for his own special rendition of “White Christmas,” written after he missed a snow forecast several years ago.
Seniors enjoyed a hot breakfast while a variety of entertainers took the stage. Shawn “Coco” McMillan offered up the invocation and a few tunes, and Tina Seldin Cash led the crowd in some Christmas carol sing-a-longs. Carolina Ballroom of Cary dancers performed and then invited seniors to join them on the dance floor as the Casablanca Orchestra played.
The Oakwood Waits also made their annual appearance, welcoming seniors with carols as they arrived and before the official program.
There are 49 Golden Years Clubs with over 1,500 members in the Raleigh Parks , Recreation and Cultural Resources program. Capitol Broadcasting has sponsored the annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration since its inception.
The program began with a video montage of celebrations past. The 2014 event was live-streamed on WRAL.com, and a special created from the day’s fun will be broadcast on WRAL-TV on Christmas Day at 7:00pm.
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The 57th Annual Golden Years Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting takes place at the Raleigh Convention Center on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
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The 57th Annual Golden Years Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting begins with a video montage of celebrations past.
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The 57th Annual Golden Years Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting begins with a video montage of celebrations past.
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Triangle seniors enjoy the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
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Triangle seniors enjoy the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
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Triangle seniors enjoy the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
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The 57th Annual Golden Years Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting begins with a video montage of celebrations past.
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Triangle seniors enjoy the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
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Triangle seniors enjoy the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
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The 57th Annual Golden Years Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting begins with a video montage of celebrations past.
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Triangle seniors enjoy the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
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Triangle seniors enjoy the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
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WRAL-TV's Phyllis Parish gets set to produce the Golden Years Holiday Celebration and grab footage for the WRAL-TV Christmas Day Special.
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WRAL-TV Photographer Ed Wilson is ready to catch the event on camera for the live stream on WRAL.com.
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The Oakwood Waits open up the entertainment with some Christmas carols.
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The Oakwood Waits open up the entertainment with some Christmas carols.
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Triangle seniors enjoy the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
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Triangle seniors enjoy the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
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Triangle seniors enjoy the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
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Triangle seniors enjoy the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
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WRAL-TV Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel welcomes the crowd to the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration.
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WRAL-TV Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel welcomes the crowd to the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration.
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Raleigh City Council Member Eugene Weeks offers words of greeting from the city.
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Raleigh Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Director Diane Saucer welcomes the Golden Years Clubs members.
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Shawn "Coco" McMillan offers up the invocation.
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Todd Riddick of Raleigh's Parks & Rec Dept helps with a special presentation to the Salvation Army.
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Carmen Rayfield of the Raleigh Parks & Rec presents 500 stockings stuffed by the Golden Years Clubs, as well as $350 raised, to the Major Pete Costas of the Salvation Army.
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Major Pete Costas of the Salvation Army thanks the Golden Years seniors for their generousity for Triangle children.
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WRAL-TV's Greg Fishel gets help from a Casablanca Orchestra member to do his own re-written version of 'White Christmas.'
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WRAL-TV's Greg Fishel left the tuba at home but sings his own version of 'White Christmas.'
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Golden Years staffers and WRAL personalities get a laugh out of Greg Fishel's 'White Christmas' rendition.
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WRAL-TV's Brian Shrader & Debra Morgan get a kick out of Fishel's 'White Christmas' rendition.
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WRAL-TV Anchors Debra Morgan (l to r), Jackie Hyland & Brian Shrader emcee the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration.
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Shawn "Coco" McMillan sings for the Golden Years Holiday Celebration.
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WRAL-TV's Jackie Hyland interviews a Golden Years couple originally from Germany.
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WRAL-TV's Jackie Hyland interviews a Golden Years couple originally from Germany.
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WRAL-TV's Brian Shrader & Debra Mogan help with a prize drawing for the crowd.
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Tina Seldisn Cash entertains the Golden Years members with a holiday sing-a-long.
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Tina Seldisn Cash entertains the Golden Years members with a holiday sing-a-long.
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Triangle seniors enjoy the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
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Triangle seniors enjoy the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
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WRAL-TV's Loretta Harper-Arnold helps run the program from backstage.
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Members of the Casablanca Orchestra await their turn on stage.
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WRAL-TV's Anita Normanly directs the program from backstage.
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WRAL-TV's Loretta Harper-Arnold chats with Steve White who helped with the Golden Years Celebration for years before recently retiring from Raleigh Parks & Rec.
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WRAL-TV's Jackie Hyland interviews Mary from The 39'ers, a Golden Years club.
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WRAL-TV's Jackie Hyland interviews Mary from The 39'ers, a Golden Years club.
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Dancers from the Carolina Ballroom of Cary entertain the crowd.
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Dancers from the Carolina Ballroom of Cary entertain the crowd.
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Dancers from the Carolina Ballroom of Cary entertain the crowd.
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WRAL-TV's Jackie Hyland interviews a Golden Years Club member who just turned 92 in November.
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Triangle seniors enjoy the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
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The Casablanca Orchestra plays as the dance floor opens.
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Carolina Ballroom dancers get the seniors out on the dance floor.
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Seniors take to the dance floor at the 57th Annual Golden Years Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting.
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Seniors take to the dance floor at the 57th Annual Golden Years Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting.
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Seniors take to the dance floor at the 57th Annual Golden Years Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting.
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Triangle seniors enjoy the 57th Annual Golden Years Holiday Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
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Carolina Ballroom dancers get the seniors out on the dance floor.
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Carolina Ballroom dancers get the seniors out on the dance floor.
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Carolina Ballroom dancers get the seniors out on the dance floor.
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Carolina Ballroom dancers get the seniors out on the dance floor.
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Debbie Bennett sings holiday tunes with the Casablanca Orchestra.
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Carolina Ballroom dancers get the seniors out on the dance floor.
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The Casablanca Orchestra plays as dancers fill the floor.
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The Casablanca Orchestra plays as dancers fill the floor.
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Seniors take to the dance floor at the 57th Annual Golden Years Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting.
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Seniors take to the dance floor at the 57th Annual Golden Years Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting.
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Tina Seldin Cash visits with seniors in the crowd.
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Seniors take to the dance floor at the 57th Annual Golden Years Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting.
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Seniors take to the dance floor at the 57th Annual Golden Years Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting.
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Carolina Ballroom dancers get the seniors out on the dance floor.
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Seniors take to the dance floor at the 57th Annual Golden Years Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting.
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Seniors take to the dance floor at the 57th Annual Golden Years Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting.
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Seniors take to the dance floor at the 57th Annual Golden Years Celebration sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting.
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Tina Seldin Cash takes to the dance floor.
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