With the holiday season upon us, people around the world are using lights as a way to broadcast their season’s greetings. From modest Christmas trees to million-dollar displays, holiday light shows of all shapes and sizes are a feast for the eyes and heartwarming for the soul.
Some of the world’s most impressive holiday light shows take place on North American soil.
VanDusen Festival of Lights. (Courtesy of VanDusen Bonatical Garden)
VanDusen Festival of Lights. (Courtesy of VanDusen Bonatical Garden)
The famous Christmas Eve Farolito Walk at Canyon Road has become one of Santa Fe, New Mexico’s, most treasured holiday traditions. It also retains a traditional spirit; Canyon Road is lined not with electric lights but with small, sand-filled, paper bags illuminated with votive candles, since “farolito” is Spanish for paper lantern, and the streets come alive with the soft sound of carol singers on Dec. 24….