by Sabra Girard - 70 Reviews - 40 List
If you had to walk through life as Ebenezer Scrooge or Ole Saint Nick, whom would you choose? Santa--hands down. Let's face it, the jolly elf has a lot more fun, especially during this season of parades, tree lightings and shopping sprees. Pour on the yuletide spirit at these holiday events in Dallas.
Updated: December 31, 2009
WINDOW UNVEILING: The luxury fashions inside this store are works of art, but it's the exterior of the store that will generate oohs and ahhs. The flagship unveiles its holiday window and Christmas tree on Dec. 20, and stop by to meet Santa on your way to the Laura Mercier counter.
HIGHLAND PARK VILLAGE LIGHTS: Grab a carriage ride for a great view of the lights in this affluent shopping center and surrounding neighborhood. See how even more beautiful Chanel, Escada and the multi-million dollar homes look against the holiday twinkle.
Somehow shopping feels less guilt-ridden when it's done in the name of charity. So go ahead, purchase away at Chi Omega sorority's downtown fundraising event, where vendors with kids stuff, cookware, jewelry and more will set up their wares from Nov. 19 to 21.
TRAINS AT NORTHPARK CENTER: Trains and Christmas go together like Rudolph and his red nose. Kids come to expect them. Take the tykes to this exclusive shopping center to catch vintage locomotives traveling on a 2,500-square-foot track goes through iconic scenes from Dallas and other select American cities.
JINGLE BELL RUN: No, that's not Santa outside. At this Sundance Square run/walk for the Arthritis Foundation, the noise (or music, if you don't mind it) you hear are the participants' jingle bells tied to their shoelaces. The 5k run or walk snakes through one of the most popular shopping and dining areas in Fort Worth.
CAPITAL ONE BANK ADOLPHUS CHILDREN'S PARADE: Disney cool kid (no, that Joe Jonas) Selena Gomez ushers in the 22nd annual parade in downtown Dallas on Dec. 5. Expect a lineup of dancers, floats, giant balloons and more than 350,000 of your closest strangers to cruise through the streets.
