. >> reporter: beloved new orleanian sally ann roberts knows the value of resilience.find value this is once again a drive-through experience? >> it's the tonic we need right now, to allow our children to experience what we experienced as children. listening to holiday music in their cars and celebrating the season, what we have. there are a lot of things we have lost but still have our loved ones. >> reporter: here it's not hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. it's everywhere. >> to still have the kids celebrate, see the smiles light up their faces despite the pandemic, it's been great. >> whole time, nonstop, mommy look at this, daddy look at this. >> this is the season of love, this is the season of family, and this is the season where we can just be grateful for what we have. and know that better days are ahead. ♪ when it's christmas time, it's christmas time in new orleans ♪ >> jamie wax in new orleans. yo ♪ a son once returned home from afar and gave to his father a gift. it wasn't a thing of great meaning but a thing of quality and purpose. this gift

tv anchor sally ann roberts knows the value of resilience. >> do you find a silver lining in the facts the tonic that we need right now to enable our children to experience what we were able to experience as children and just celebrating the season, celebrating what we have. there are a lot of things that we have lost, but we still have our loved ones. >> p. >> reporter: here it's not hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, it's everywhere. ♪ ♪ >> to still have the kids celebrate and see their smiles light up on their faces despite the pandemic has been great. >> the whole time they've been nonstop, mommy, look at this, daddy, look at this! >> this is the sim of and know that better days are ahead. ♪ yes, when it's christmastime, it's christmastime in new orleans ♪ >> reporter: and in addition to the much loved displays that are traditional here like mr. bingal behind me, there are some new displays, including a very fitting tribute to our health care workers vlad? >> thank you very, very much for that. what a wonderful piece. don't believe the hype when people tell you that w