Day Trips & Beyond: Christmas Lights 2017

Take the scenic route

"...when the state is bathed in elaborate displays of Christmas lights and decorations. Light up your holidays at one..."

Nov. 22, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Clarksville's Willis Littlefield Readies His Annual Christmas Lights

The longtime resident is ready to light up his home and hand out holiday sweets for the 22nd Christmas

"...Clarks­ville resident has been drenching his home in holiday lights and Duracell-charged dolls dancing to the beat of James..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

The 12 Bars of Christmas

Holiday drinks specials are way better than geese a-laying

"...With Christmas only 12 days away, we wanted to gift you,..."

Dec. 13, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

I Hate Christmas

Strange Brew song swap ain’t for suckers

"...the holidays, my dad always makes it home for Christmas...."

Dec. 19, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

"...terribly one-dimensional in his extreme misanthropy. Additionally, the chipper, Christmas-crazed residents of Whoville are single-faceted characters. This lack of..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips & Beyond: Holiday Lights 2019

Holiday happenings from Arlington to Wimberley

"...courthouse squares and drive-through parks are aglow in colorful lights. The holiday season kicks off in earnest on the..."

Nov. 25, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Trail of Lights ... Through the Windshield

Zilker holiday tradition adapts to COVID-19 by embracing a drive-through experience

"...A trail of taillights extended down Stratford Drive on Sunday night. As we..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

37th Street Lights

Will the elaborate holiday illuminations burn brighter or burn out?

"...Austin's electrified yuletide tradition – a shimmering strip of Christmas-light-laden bungalows on 37th Street, just east of Guadalupe –..."

Dec. 22, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Are Partiers Dimming the 37th Street Lights?

Changes on popular Central Austin street irk, worry neighbors

"...walk past his house on 37th Street during the Christmas season last year with a baby in one hand..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

All I Got for Christmas Is the Blues

Blue is the new black in Tinseltown.

"...any urge to dig around in the decades of Christmas archived in the attic for a long time. So,..."

Nov. 30, 2011 Design Post by Anne Harris

Day Trips: Walkway of Lights, Marble Falls

Marble Falls’ Walkway of Lights illuminates the holiday spirit

"...The Walkway of Lights in Marble Falls brightens the holiday season. Equal to..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Customs of Christmas

Chronicle Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood and food writers Pableaux Johnson, Mick Vann, Wes Marshall, Rebecca Chastenet de Géry, and Barbara Chisholm share their Christmas memories.

"...Then Santa Claus Though my mother never prepared a Christmas dinner on her own until after my grandmother died,..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Luv Doc: Too Much Christmas

Lasting oppression really only works if you have a really good PR campaign

"...Luv Doc, First off, let me say I love Christmas. It is my favorite time of year, but the..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

The Most Fun You Can Have at Christmas With Your Pants On

Rebecca Havemeyer and Stanley Roy channel the spirit of some season…

"...Roy brought it! The seventh annual incarnation of their Christmas play: Whatchu’ Talkin' 'bout Christmuss? delivered an absolute riot..."

Dec. 23, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Claire Gordon

Ten Things to Do on Christmas Day

Avoid the Grinch-y realm this holiday

"...Christmas is here, and while this can mean paid time-off..."

Dec. 22, 2018 Events Post by Evelin Garcia

Holiday Viewing: Doctor Who at Christmas

Which are the best (and worst) of the BBC classic's Xmas specials?

"...Eggnog. Sparkling lights. Boxes and bows under the tree. All fine and..."

Dec. 11, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas Ball

Back to the land for the holidays

"...Sunday evening, Michael Martin Murphey brings his Cowboy Christmas show to the One World Theatre for two performances,..."

Dec. 12, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Dear Glutton: Where to Escape Christmas

Hide out for the holidays

"...place in Austin to pretend that it isn't almost Christmas? No music, no decorations, just a peaceful seasonless oasis..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Food Column by Emily Beyda

Drive-Through Trail of Lights Passes on Sale Now

No pedestrians allowed for second year

"...to inform you that it’s time to think about Christmas. Tickets went on sale today for Austin’s 57th annual..."

Oct. 7, 2021 Events Post by Skye Seipp

Luv Doc Recommends: Armadillo Christmas Bazaar

Austin Convention Center, Friday, December 21, 2007

"...If you're unable to spend Christmas in Vegas, try not to be pissy about it...."

Dec. 21, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

I'll Be Home for Christmas

"...another offers the world a toast and a Merry Christmas. It's a strange and touchy time, and for those..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

A Tuna Christmas

After 17 Decembers performing 'A Tuna Christmas' literally thousands of times all over the country, do the folks involved have some holiday tales to tell?

"...count on the Zilker Park Tree, the 37th Street lights, and A Tuna Christmas. Every year since 1989, Austin's..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

A Christmas Carol

Zach Theatre's musical version abounds in great voices, but it may drown out Dickens with songs

"...starring a curmudgeonly Michael Caine, I've always loved A Christmas Carol best. The Dickens novel is all but perfect,..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Bite-Sized News: Christmas Edition

Announcing the new elftastic Buddy’s Park n’ Pizza

"...This weekend is particularly packed with Christmas activities. On Friday, December 14, 6pm, the folks at..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Pedal Powered Christmas Tree

"...I know, it's confusing) has installed a bicycle powered Christmas tree in the rotunda of the Tate in London...."

Dec. 9, 2008 Design Post by Andy Campbell

Snapshot: 37th Street Lights

The holidays may be over, but you can catch this iconic stretch of Austin oddballness for a few more days

"...the past decade, you probably know the Trail of Lights as the city's premier holiday hot spot, but you..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

Luv Doc Recommends: 12 Steps to a More Dysfunctional Christmas

, Friday, December 26, 2003

"...alms boxes for the poor on the day after Christmas … or from the tradition of wealthy folks giving..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Column by The Luv Doc

Benjamin Markovits' Christmas in Austin

In this novel of a family gathering for the holidays, Austin serves as a mirror for the characters, and perhaps for the reader

"...drink at Spider House. You make pilgrimages to the lights on 37th Street and to the Zilker Christmas tree...."

Dec. 6, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Carjacked for Christmas

Ruby Jane and her mother are carjacked, plus other holiday tales of need

"...– their Chevy Blazer, purses, IDs, jewelry, cell phones, Christmas gifts, clothing, and $50,000 worth of Ruby Jane's musical..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Lala's Christmas Bar

Cozy, smoky, quaint, and a magnet for fines

"...was met by the soft glow of colored string lights. It was dim, but the warmth of Christmas illuminated..."

Dec. 19, 2012 Food Post by Carly Yansak

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