DOVER — The crowd that lined Loockerman Street and the 40 or so entries that made up the Home For the Holidays Parade on Saturday night all seemed to arrive at the same conclusion — the first nighttime parade through the streets of Dover was an undeniable hit.

The parade, which lasted nearly a half hour, featured a couple of marching bands from Dover High School and Holy Cross, a drum line from Delaware Tech Community College Terry Campus, an ROTC group, several car clubs, dogs, some floats, fire trucks, and, of course, Santa Claus bringing up the rear.