Here’s a seasonal dichotomy: I don’t like crowds, but I like going to malls at Christmastime.
Of course, I like it best when I don’t really have a lot of purchasing left to do, and I can enjoy the decorations and the busy people in their holiday-themed garb. Ideally, I’ll have some funds in case I spy some perfect thing at some perfect price that I feel I’m destined to give someone as a gift.
The Neiman-Marcus in downtown Dallas takes great care in transforming their window displays at Christmas, as though they were in Manhattan battling Macy’s for shoppers’ attention.
I think this has become sort of a ritual. I’m fortunate my wife and daughters are all on the same page, when it comes to these fun outings that are a reliable part of the Christmas season. And I’m certain my continued affection for this time of year, nurtured by my parents throughout my childhood, owes some measure of gratitude to the steadfast observances we eagerly engage. Our iPods are loaded with Christmas carols, a number of new and classic movies cycle through the DVD player, the decorations go up right after the Thanksgiving. There are symphonies and ballets and all manner of festivity.
And this holiday season we are considering slipping up north of the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex to check the dazzling light show at the square in downtown Frisco.
The guy who oversees the spectacle, Jeff Trykoski, is a legend in the area -- and is also one of the featured folks in the book Tinsel, which examines the amped-up holiday antics of some Frisco-area people.
Here's Tryskoski's lovely downtown display, set to music:
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