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Magical Places for the Holidays
The holidays can be a wonderful time, especially if you can celebrate with special people in a magical place. Some of those locales could be family homes, a favorite restaurant or even cities that seem to sparkle.
Here are some of those cities that seem to twinkle a little brighter during the holiday season and how you and your family can enjoy them.
New York, New York
The City That Never Sleeps also knows how to celebrate the holidays. The problem might be trying to do everything during one visit.
Things kick off with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, an annual tradition that will celebrate its 95th
year in 2021. The parade, known for featuring giant balloons, marching bands and Broadway performers, winds through the streets of Manhattan.
Appearing on the televised broadcast of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade since 1957 have been The Rockettes. If you don’t happen to catch them in the
parade, you can see them in the “Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes.” This year’s Christmas Spectacular, which has been performed annually since 1933, will be held from Nov. 5 through Jan. 2, 2022. The 90-minute show is held up to four times a day, even on Christmas and New Year’s Day.
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If you go to the show, or even if you don’t, you cannot miss seeing the huge Christmas tree (and ornaments) on display at Rockefeller Center. There also is an ice skating rink below the tree, if that is something you’d like to do.
From Rockefeller Center, continue southeast and you will end up on
Fifth Avenue, home of the legendary Saks Fifth Avenue and its iconic holiday window displays. But the other retailers along Fifth Avenue also get
into the spirit of the season and decorate their windows as well, some with interactive exhibits, inviting passersby to push a button or pull a lever to make things happen.
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