by Carly Bergthold | Dec 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Thanksgiving has passed, finals are looming and the winter chill is here to stay. Luckily Nashville has several great holiday events that also double as reasons to take a study break. A Country Christmas at Opryland Hotel There is nothing more “classic Nashville” than visiting Opryland Hotel in December. Drink in the millions of Christmas lights, gaze at the life-size Nativity scene or take a horse-drawn carriage ride around the front lawn. Local’s Tip: Parking at the hotel is expensive, but you can park at the mall next door and walk over. Lights at Jellystone Park Middle Tennessee’s largest lights and music show, Jellystone is where podunk takes a classy turn. Drive up and down the park watching lights dance to rockin’ tunes. It costs $25 a car, so carpool for the best deal. The lights are open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. every night with extended weekend hours. Local’s Tip: Hit up Jellystone after going to Opryland Hotel – it’s only five minutes away! The Franklin Theater If your favorite Christmas traditions include Charlie Brown and Will Ferrell, then you need to head to Franklin. They will be showing many classic Christmas films on the big screen, and most are just $5. http://www.franklintheatre.com/tickets/movies/ Nashville Christmas Parade (December 5) Before the parade, Mayor Karl Dean will light up the Christmas tree in the Public Square Plaza at 6:30 p.m. The parade starts at 7 p.m. on the Woodland Street Bridge at Public Square, then travels down Second Ave. and up Broadway. Local’s Tip: Come early and stay late! Parking is a mess before and after the parade. A...
by Tyler Lallathin | Dec 22, 2010 | News Slider
A big bowl of clam chowder. Watching A Charlie Brown Christmas. Piling into the family van and going on a trip. These are just some of the holiday traditions observed by students at Lipscomb University. “We would go on a family trip in place of getting a bunch of gifts,” says Eric Dickerson, a junior law, justice and society major from Huntsville, Ala. “When we put up all the Christmas decorations my family always watches A Charlie Brown Christmas,” says Juleen Stinson, a junior human resources major from Findlay, Ohio. Ah, but then there’s the soup. Or the clam chowder, rather, for Sarah Bailey, a junior marketing major from Philadelphia, Penn. “We all get together on Christmas Eve and eat clam chowder,” Bailey said. Some families, like junior nursing major from Cincinnati, Ohio Leanne Wright, simply enjoy going together to get the “perfect” tree. “We get a real tree, and then have Christmas Day at our house,” Wright said. AnnChristine Johnson, a junior psychology major from Nashville, also enjoys the tree selecting with her family. “We always pick out our tree and decorate it together,” Johnson said. “We always set up a mini-manger scene too.” Emily Nowers can’t think of Christmas without visions of a banjo playing in her head. No it’s not “Deliverance.” It’s the holiday spirit and a family tradition. “My family gathers around in my grandparents’ living room, and my uncles start playing their guitar and banjo,” said Nowers, a junior elementary education major from Nashville. “We all start singing along to Christmas carols, but we also sing some Johnny Cash songs and other favorites. It is a lot...
