You can’t beat Christmas in Las Vegas! I always thought I’d hate to be somewhere hot during the festive season. Christmas, to me, is all about getting snug by a fireside and watching the snow fall outside whilst you warm yourself with a mug of hot chocolate. But there’s something oh so wonderfully kitsch about Christmas in Las Vegas. Just when you think the lights can’t get any brighter, they do! Everywhere you go, carols and Christmas tunes blare out from the casinos, people wrap up warm against the unseasonal chill. (Yes, it does get a little chilly in the desert in December. In fact, last year it snowed when I was there, and not just a little bit!) Vegas makes Christmas even bigger and brighter than it already is. Think Disneyland for grown ups… Minus the daily parade.
A lot of people say that the magic of the season gets lost amongst the razzle dazzle of Las Vegas. I disagree. I think it serves to heighten it. But I guess it depends on the way you look at it. Being a huge fan of the place, it can do no wrong in my eyes. All I’ll say is, try watching the fountains at Bellagio dancing to the Carol of the Bells and try not to get goosebumps. Go on, I challenge you. Watch it.
I sure will be missing you this year LV. I’ll have to compensate with extra sugar in my cocoa to give myself a fake Vegas buzz… sigh.
