The Christmas decorations are now displayed on Gettysburg’s Diamond/Square/Circle.This image was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

One of the best times to get away from the crowds at Gettysburg is early on a Sunday morning. As we approached the town square, the only cars along the road were patrons of the Lincoln Diner which has the red/pink/orange lights on the top of its roof on the right/west of Carlisle Street.This image was taken facing south at approximately 6:15 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

It is not often that one gets to stand in the middle of Carlisle Street and pause to take a photograph.This image was taken facing south at approximately 6:15 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

Some locals complain about the plastic tree in the middle of the square this year. It doesn’t look too impressive during the day, but when it is dark it looks pretty good.This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 6:15 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

Carlisle Street is behind the camera position. York Street enters the square from the left and Chambersburg Street enters the square from the right.This image was taken facing south at approximately 6:15 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

The David Wills House is now visible on the far left.This image was taken facing southeast at approximately 6:15 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

Some decorations by the Pub Restaurant which is located on the northwest corner of the square.This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 6:15 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

This photograph was taken to give a view of the sunrise, which is visible above York Street, to the left of the tree.This view was taken facing slightly southeast at approximately 6:15 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

Chambersburg Street is now behind the camera position. Carlisle Street enters the Diamond from the left. Baltimore Street enters the Diamond from the right.This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:15 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

The Gettysburg Hotel is visible between the clock and the tree.This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:15 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

The Pub Restaurant is now visible on the left. The sunrise is visible between the lighted wreath and the Wills House on the right.This image was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

Shanta’s Shanty is on the southwestern corner of the square near the old House of Bender, and during the Civil War, the Jacob Lawrence Schick (1822-1913) House. Santa is here on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays including Christmas Eve.This image was taken facing southeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

The Pub Restaurant is in the left background. The Gettysburg Hotel is in the center.This image was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

Baltimore Street is behind the camera position.This image was taken facing north at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

The carolers are facing traffic entering the square on Baltimore Street.This image was taken facing north at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

The 1860 building which at the time of the battle was home of the William Boyer Grocery Store, is in the left background. The Pub Restaurant is in the center background, to the right of the tree. The Gettysburg Hotel is on the right.This image was taken facing northwest at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

The Gettysburg Hotel is in the right center background. Carlisle Street is visible to the left of the Gettysburg Hotel. York Street enters the Diamond on the right.This image was taken facing northwest at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

The Adams County Bank Building is in the left background. Chambersburg Street enters the Diamond between the Adams County Bank Building and the William Boyer Grocery Store. The Pub Restaurant is in the right background.This image was taken facing northwest at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

The Gettysburg Hotel is prominently featured in the center of this photograph. York Street enters the Diamond on the right.This image was taken facing north at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

The David Wills House is behind the camera position. The Adams County National Bank is on the left, the William Boyer Grocery Store is to the right of the tree, and The Pub Restaurant is in the right background.This image was taken facing west at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

York Street is behind the camera position. Baltimore Street enters the Diamond on the left. Carlisle Street enters the Diamond on the right.This image was taken facing west at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

The Jacob Schick building is in the left background. The Adams County National Bank is visible to the left of the tree. The 1860 William Boyer Grocery Store building is visible in the right background.This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

The Gettysburg Hotel, which is on the site of the McClellan House, which was located here at the time of the battle, has consistently been the best decorated building on the square.This image was taken facing north at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

This wreath is on a window outside the Gettysburg Hotel restaurant.This image was taken facing northwest at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.

The Blue and Gray Restaurant/Old Plaza Restaurant is in the left background, the Jacob Schick Building is to the left of the tree, and the Adams County National Bank Building is to the right of the tree.This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.