An urgency to have Christmas very early in St. George has townsfolk exploding with yuletide spirit — all for the love a little boy expected to be too ill to enjoy it on Dec. 25.

Many lights and decorations are already up at various venues and more are appearing exponentially elsewhere in town.

A full blown Christmas parade has been created to pass by seven-year-old Evan Leversage's house on Saturday evening. The family will have Christmas Sunday morning.

Evan has fought brain cancer since age 2, but is now terminal. When doctors told his mother Nicole Wellwood a few months ago there was no other treatment left, they couldn't guarantee he'd be in any shape to enjoy Christmas, Wellwood says.

So a Christmas dinner was held with about 70 family and close friends on Monday at the Paris Country Club. But a cousin, wanting to do more, set up a gofundme account to help with Wellwood's future expenses and last week, asked shops in town to put their Christmas lights and decorations up early for Evan.

"St. George was pretty well lit up," says Wellwood, when the family drove home Sunday from Niagara Falls (a trip his mom says was on her son's bucket list).

"He was pretty amazed by it all," says Wellwood of Evan's reaction to the lights. "It reminded me of Christmas morning."

But that wasn't the only surprise.

While at the Christmas dinner — prepared by volunteers — others decorated Wellwood's house inside and out, including Evan's bedroom and those of brothers Tyson, 5, and Logan, 9.

And every night since, three gifts from the Secret Christmas Angels appear outside the door for the boys.

"I have no idea who these people are," says Wellwood. "The lights and all this extra stuff is not what I had envisioned (when planning the Christmas dinner)."

But people couldn't do enough when they heard about Evan.

"I was just heartbroken. The idea this little boy won't get to see Christmas," said Brandy King, owner of La Petite Fleur flower shop in St. George. When she read the flyer Wellwood's cousin left for her, King posted it on the store's Facebook site.

Then offers of help exploded.

"So many people wanted to help, they started throwing around ideas. Initially, we had a decorate Main Street event on Sunday … and all of a sudden, there was a parade happening," she says.

"With it exploding like this, it's been very heartwarming."

So much thought has gone into making Evan's last Christmas special that Wellwood, a single mother, is overwhelmed, but in a good way, she says.

Even Evan doesn't understand it and asks his mom why these things are happening.

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"My best response is you have a lot of people who love you," says Wellwood.

"It's pretty amazing how a seven-year-old can bring a community together. Evan has touched a lot of people's hearts."

Down the street, resident Ken Haber is busy putting up his Christmas decorations.

"When I heard, it grabbed my heart," he said. "I'm a cancer survivor myself. Most of all, I feel every child should have his wish. But if we had our way, we'd want a Christmas miracle for him.

"It's bittersweet. It's great everyone came together but we all know the challenges the family faces, and it's got us all gripped, I suppose."

Neighbour Rick Hewitson, putting up his lights, said "It's a heartbreaking story … We're all coming together" to help.

Back at Wellwood's home, mom is being interviewed via the Internet by a news channel. Evan pokes his face in and when asked if it feels like Christmas, he says "No. There is no snow."

No snow?

No problem. It's already been taken care of.

"FX from Toronto will create a snowfall around Evan's house during the parade. That's the plan," says King.