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10 Ways To Get Into The Christmas Spirit In New Orleans

We may not have a white Christmas, but we've got our very own New Orleans Christmas.

Peri Novick

Dec 06, 2016

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10 Ways To Get Into The Christmas Spirit In New Orleans

While some people are dreaming of a white Christmas, we are living the dream with mild weather and a New Orleans Christmas.

Art of Giving

When: Tuesday December 6, 5pm - 8pm

Where: Ogden Museum of Southern Art

Stop by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art to support local vendors and get all your holiday shopping done. If you need more motivation, there will also be cocktails, music, food, and free gift wrapping!

Christmas Bonfire on the Levee

When: Friday December 9, 5pm - 9pm

Where: Nottoway Plantation

Holiday Movies on the Mississippi

When: December 9 & 16, 6:30pm

Where: The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk - Spanish Plaza

Krewe of Kringle

When: Saturday December 10, 6pm - 3am

Where: French Quarter

Dust off your Santa outfits and gather your reindeer, meet the Krewe of Kringle downtown at the House of Blues - Voodoo Garden and get ready to parade down Bourbon in true New Orleans fashion.

Running of the Santas

When: Saturday December 17, 2pm - 11:45pm

Where: Starts at Manning's - 519 Fulton St.

Don't put away those Santa outfits quite yet! This festival/pub crawl starts at Manning's and ends at Generation Hall with live music from Category 6 and Flow Tribe.

Caroling in Jackson Square

When: Sunday December 18, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Where: Jackson Square

Santa visits Pat O'Briens

When: Every Friday and Saturday night in December, and Christmas night, 5pm-9pm

Where: Pat O'Briens

Holiday cheer, 1/2 priced photos with Santa, and your favorite Pat O's drinks!

Miracle on Fulton Street

When: Enjoy the sights until December 24

Where: Fulton Street

The 30-foot tree is only the beginning of the miracle. A gingerbread house display, pictures with santa, Christmas carolers, live music and hourly snowfall, all without the freezing temperatures, it really is a Christmas miracle!

Creole Christmas

When: December 27-29, 10am-4pm

Where: Friends of the Cabildo, 1850 House Museum Store, 523 St. Ann Street

Take a walk through time and enjoy these historic houses decorated in their Creole Christmas finest.

Celebration in the Oaks

When: Open through January 1, 2017 (Closed Christmas Eve and New Years Eve)

Where: New Orleans City Park

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, enjoy the mild winter weather at this spectacular lights festival. Take the train ride through the light exhibits and view Christmas Cajun style!

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The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

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Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

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And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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