Christmas 2020
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There’s Snow Place Like Mockingbird Station
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Mockingbird Station.
Find Your Lights
We've created a map of some of the best light displays, so grab a hot beverage and a snack, fire up the Christmas music, and take a drive around.
Raise the Roof: Central Market Hosts Gingerbread Decorating Contest
In the immortal words of Buddy the Elf, "I thought maybe we could make gingerbread houses, and eat cookie dough and go ice skating and maybe even hold hands."
Coronavirus
HP Lights Landmark Tree
Like many holiday routines, the lighting of Highland Park’s Landmark Pecan Tree looked different this year, but the new tradition continued.
Neiman Marcus Holiday Experiences: Different But Delightful.
What would Stanley Marcus think about Zooming with Santa, virtual gifting rooms, or curbside Santas?
Fun Holiday To-Do List
Pandemic precautions won’t prevent NorthPark Center from going overboard with Christmas decorations, though they will require making sessions and storytimes with the mall’s beloved Santa Claus virtual.
Local Women Make Clean Creed to Shop Small
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention, and it’s certainly the case for a group of women who wanted to shop small and responsibly, but were having a hard time pinning down exactly where one can do that.
Coronavirus
A Very COVID Christmas
Seeing Santa this year could look a bit like visiting a jailed relative: Expect a transparent barrier to separate guests from the world’s most beloved home invader.
Events
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Drinkmas
This week, three fun and festive holiday cocktail parties are opening at local outlets and they are worth a visit.
Coronavirus
In a COVID Christmas Season, Small Businesses Need Support
It’s been a rough year for small businesses, and it isn’t over yet.
Tickets On Sale For ‘A Very Electric Christmas’
Tickets for Lightwire Theater’s ‘A Very Electric Christmas’ are on sale as of Nov. 20 at 10 a.m.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Takes Its Show On the Road
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra announced the residency of The Concert Truck during the holiday season – presenting community concerts in venues and formats that lend themselves to social distancing.
Coronavirus
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like (a Pandemic) Christmas
For many families, it’s not Christmas until you’ve had your visit with Santa Claus at NorthPark Center. But this Christmas shows every sign of happening in the middle of a raging pandemic, so that tête à tête with St. Nick will definitely look different.
Reliant Lights Your Holidays Reimagined
Like many things this year, Reliant Lights Your Holidays has been reimagined because of the pandemic.
Texas Ballet Theater’s ‘The Nutcracker’ Going Virtual
Looking for some safe holiday cheer this year? Texas Ballet Theater (TBT) will present a filmed production of Artistic Director Ben Stevenson, O.B.E.’s The Nutcracker online December 14-26 to keep the holiday spirit alive amid COVID-19.
Events
Pandemic or Not, Trains at NorthPark Set to Bring Joy
With the holidays just around the bend, The Trains at NorthPark is coming to town, hauling joy by the carload starting Nov. 14 through Jan. 3, 2021.
Snider Plaza Tree Lighting Going Virtual
The traditional Christmas tree lighting in Snider Plaza is going virtual.
Highland Park Village Christmas Lights, Shopping Stroll Canceled
While many events were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, lights and shopping will go on at Highland Park Village’s Christmas Lights Celebration and Shopping Stroll.
