JACKSON, MO (KFVS) - Crossroads Church in Jackson presents "Another Christmas Vacation."

The public is invited to the indoor light show, drama, and musical presentation.

Mark Griswold, the grandson of Clark Griswold, is a chip off the old block. He wants to put together a spectacular light show for his friends and family. But somehow in the shuffle of Christmas, Mark and his wife Marcie forget the real meaning of Christmas.

Cousin Freddie arrives unexpectedly in his RV to provide lots of laughs. Grandma Gris may be 80, but she's a spitfire!

It takes a special Christmas play from two of Mark and Marcie's children to remind the family of the true meaning of Christmas.

There will be a live band and more than 20,000 lights timed to contemporary and traditional Christmas music!

The admission is free.

There will be three performances:

JACKSON, MO (KFVS) - Employees at a Jackson business are offering to wrap your Christmas presents in exchange for a donation to the Backpacks for Friday program.

For the third year American Family Insurance in uptown Jackson is helping out a great cause, but with a little help this time. The insurance company in uptown Jackson lent space and is joining with EarlyBirds.com to set up to wrap Christmas presents to help a SEMO Food Bank program called 'Backpacks for Fridays'. They say anyone; if you are too busy to wrap, can't wrap well or just want to help out a cause; can come in and drop off their presents and get them wrapped.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - A Cookies for Santa event will be Wednesday, December 12 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the A.C. Brase Arena.

The event costs $10 for residents and $11 for non-residents. Children ages four to seven will bake cookies to enjoy and take home to put by the tree for Santa.

For more information, you can contact the City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department office at 573-339-6340.

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