As the winter season make its way to Michigan, you may want to get your car ready before it’s too late.

“I feel good because now I can see him in person instead of having to write a month or so before my letter gets to the North Pole."

There will be live music, contests, games, art and food vendors, restaurants and businesses will have specials, and -- of course -- Santa Claus will visit.

“The best guidance is to do what we’ve been doing. Vaccination, masking indoors, social distancing,” Dr. Glynn said. “I don’t see any other change to our approach to that as we have been doing recently.”

This come as the state continues to see a surge in COVID-19 cases, reporting another 25,329 cases over the past five days.

Experts said the best scenario is to pay cash for things or to give gifts that don’t cost money, but if that’s not possible, should you use a credit card or take out a loan?