Merry Christmas! Hopefully you are spending this day with friends and family. It’s such a blessed holiday and a favorite of many. The lights twinkle, magic is in the air, and we remember the reason for the season. North Carolina is such a beautiful place to spend the holiday season and these pictures prove it.

  1. Christmas by candlelight at Tryon Palace.

Flickr / Zach Frailey : The Uprooted Photographer

  1. Downtown Raleigh all aglow in Christmas lights and Christmas cheer.

Flickr / Leo Suarez

  1. Biltmore House fully illuminated.

Flickr / Brett Kiger

  1. Walker’s Crossroads and a white Christmas a few years ago.

Flickr / Mike Bitzenhofer

  1. Lake Waccamaw’s Depot Museum quaintly decorated for Christmas.

Only in North Carolina Facebook Page / Tric Priest Zyzyk

  1. A red sky on the coast that looks a lot like Rudolph’s nose or the colors of the season.

Only in North Carolina Facebook Page / Terrah Hewett

  1. Forest City looks like something from a fairytale.

Wikipedia

  1. Old Salem in Winston-Salem embracing its Germanic roots and decorating with Moravian Lights.

Old Salem Museums and Gardens / Facebook

  1. Christmas Train in Denton lit up for the holiday.

Denton Farmpark

  1. Young children awaiting their arrival to the North Pole on Great Smoky Mountain Railroad’s Polar Express.

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Flickr / Zach Frailey : The Uprooted Photographer

Flickr / Leo Suarez

Flickr / Brett Kiger

Flickr / Mike Bitzenhofer

Only in North Carolina Facebook Page / Tric Priest Zyzyk

Only in North Carolina Facebook Page / Terrah Hewett

Wikipedia

Old Salem Museums and Gardens / Facebook

Denton Farmpark

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