PICTURES: Festive flashback – looking back over previous events from Ross-shire in our countdown to Christmas

Every day in the run-up to Christmas we'll be looking back at events from festive periods in recent years.

With this Christmas being like no other, we wanted to try and put smiles on faces as we count down to the big day.

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Day 1 - Hundreds gather in Dingwall to herald the town's countdown to Christmas with an eagerly anticipated torch parade and festive switch-on. What a difference a year makes...

Ross County star Don Cowie joined local businessman Willie Gray and children involved in the town’s gala week celebrations for the big switch-on which followed an atmospheric torchlight parade and a crowd-pleasing appearance by Cairngorm reindeer.

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