A NYC Christmas

I love everything about the Holiday Season in New York. You can feel the spirit in the way the people walk with shopping bags weighing down their arms. The way the stores are decorated with lights, trees, candy canes and more. The cold air makes you want to grab something warm to drink while the smell of warm roasted peanuts reaches your nose. The warm air that escapes the sewers down below is a visible sign that it is cold outside. Nothing will make you more in the mood for the Holidays than walking the streets of Manhattan during this holiday season.

I know many New Yorkers who don't go out and experience the city at any time of the year. People who've never seen the Empire State Building or gone to the South Street Seaport. Sometimes they even say it's not a New York thing to do. Well I disagree, since I was younger, my parents have always taken me out sightseeing. It's tradition and how else can you talk about being a New Yorker if you know nothing about it.

If you take a walk down Madison Avenue you will see all the shops decorated for the Holidays. By the first week of December, Rockefeller Center has had it's tree lighting ceremony so you are able to see the large Christmas tree beautifully decorated with lights. Across the Street, you can take a look at the Saks Fifth Ave window display which is usually a different theme every year. Something the whole family would enjoy. Across the street from Rockefeller Center is St. Patrick's Cathedral which is also always beautiful to visit. Down 5th Avenue, you can see the large Swarovski snowflake hung in the middle of the street. A few blocks away Radio City Music Hall is where many people go and see the Christmas Spectacular a Holiday show. I went once as a child but haven't been back since.

Whether you are a New Yorker or not, Christmas here is something you have to experience at some point in your life time. Dress warm and just walk. It will put you in the perfect mood to begin celebrating the Holidays.

With Love & Holiday Cheer,
Miss_NYCity