Whether you celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa, Channukah or Festivus, it's hard to deny that the holidays are here -- as much as the 70+ degree weather might have you thinking otherwise. From the themed commercials to the endless loop of lunacy-inducing carols already playing everywhere from the market to the mall, it seems like everybody's getting into the holiday spirit. And, as much as you bah humbug, you have to admit, it's kind of infectious. Then again, isn't everything, in this swine flu season? 
But don't worry. Even though we're in sunny southern California, there are plenty of options for those of us who just can't shake the urge to indulge in a little seasonal something or other, and the good news is that you can definitely drag your significant other along and make it a date.
If lights are your thing, check out the annual DWP Holiday Light Festival in Griffith Park - which goes on all month. This display of festive sculptures made out of the ubiquitous strands of electric-bill-killing Christmas lights, will put that puny little light display on your roof to shame. Of course, it's always nice to take a stroll through all that seasonal spirit - and t
o see that the extra bucks on your post-holiday electric bill really are going to a good cause - or at least a bright one. For more info, check out http://www.dwplightfestival.If you're craving a Christmas that's more white
than light, I've got bad news for you -- it ain't gonna happen. Yes, it did snow in Malibu in 2007, but unfortunately it all melted before you could get through the chorus of a Bing Crosby carol. So, if snow is what you're craving, the closest you're going to come around here is an ice skating rink. The good news is that the LA area has plenty of those. LA Live's got a rink going all December downtown (http://www.lalive.com/Written by: Mollie Vandor - SpeedLA Dating Resident Blogger
Posts
