Christmas in Georgetown

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire?  After today… been there, done that.  Song might be more nostalgic than the actual taste.  Ick.  Next year, a second try at fruitcake 😊

Christmas in Georgetown… been long on my Colorado to-do list.  Nestled along the Divide, easy access off I-70.  Hot chocolate, homemade bread, hearty omelet.  ‘Happy Cooker’ breakfast.  Main Street Georgetown decked Old School Victorian.  Chestnuts roasting ($5/bag), horse-drawn wagons, local mountain stores all a bustlin’.

High noon.  Lined to watch another tradition (60+ years)… the town’s St. Lucia procession.  Children dressed in Christmas past, wreath-adorned heads.  One girl chosen to pass thru with traditional candles.  Well done.  LOVE LOVED.

Purchases made, strudel consumed.  Quick walk-thru the Museum of Miniatures (think: doll furniture).  Motored home before ski-traffic snarls our lone east-west highway.

Dinner theatre evening.  Holiday Inn.  Singing, dancing, White Christmas ♪ ♫ ♬

Whatta weekend!  holiday spirit OVERLOAD 🎄❄️🎅

Christmas in Georgetown

Each December the town of Georgetown transforms into a bustling Christmas scene reminiscent of Christmas of long ago.  Thousands come to this tiny mountain town to experience a traditional holiday where Christmas hasn’t changed in 100 years: roasted chestnuts, holiday shopping, horse-drawn wagon rides through historic Georgetown, and wonderful sights and smells.  Visitors enjoy appearances by St. Nicholas in his traditional dress and the daily procession of the Santa Lucia. Carolers in Victorian costume, dancers, and other family entertainment provide hours of memorable performances.  Adorned with lights and Christmas greenery and blanketed with snow, the quaint, historic town of Georgetown, Colorado has been a Christmas tradition for generations of Colorado families.