Like it or not, Christmas is less than two months away; it’s a good time to budget for and begin your gift shopping. Going Christmas gift shopping without a plan and a budget can be an unnecessarily expensive endeavor. The last thing you want is to still be paying off Christmas bills in April. Don’t…
‘Tis the season to be jolly! It’s also the season that can drain your checkbook. We all know how expensive just about everything is now, but you don’t have to break-the-bank to get into the Christmas spirit. You don’t have to spend gobs of money bringing your kids to expensive breakfasts-with-Santa or Christmas plays… There are many free or inexpensive ways to enjoy the holiday season with your family and friends.
Here’s a great way to get into the Christmas spirit! Check out Christmas Concert 2011, presented by the Singing Men of Oak Brook and the Heritage Singers.
On Friday, November 25th (the day after Thanksgiving), check out one of the many Christmas tree lighting events in DuPage County. Get your kids and the whole family into holiday fun and spirits!
Of the tree-lighting events listed below, my personal favorite is the Glen Ellyn event. The tree lighting takes place right in the heart of downtown Glen Ellyn at Main Street and Crescent Blvd. The setting is very much like that of a Norman Rockwell painting. The entire family is sure to enjoy it!
Santa will be paying a special visit to Kline Creek’s “Christmas on the Farm” celebration on Saturday, December 3rd and Sunday, December 4th. The free event, sponsored by the DuPage County Forest Preserve District will run from 1:30PM to 3:30PM both days.
The Naperville Christmas tree pickup will begin on Monday, January 3rd and continue on the following Mondays throughout the month.
Polar Express brings holiday cheer to families Santa showed up in Glen Ellyn a week early. The Polar Express picked him up Sunday at the North Pole, which looked suspiciously like the Elburn train station, and he hopped on board to spread holiday cheer to 135 Glen Ellyn residents. “These bells belong to Rudolph,” he…
Take the family out and get into the Christmas spirit this weekend. These family-oriented, fun musical events are taking place throughout Naperville.
The Wheaton College Community School of Arts is presenting a Christmas concert this Saturday, December 18th in the Pierce Memorial Chapel at 12:30PM.
As Thanksgiving has now passed, it becomes clear that Christmas isn’t very far off. It’s time to find the perfect Christmas tree! There are quite a few Christmas tree farms in the area to get great fresh-cut Christmas trees